Which of these statements describes Blanche K. Bruce? A. The vice president of the Confederacy who was pardoned by President Joh
nson B. A congressman from Pennsylvania who fought for the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment C. The secretary of war who was removed from office by President Andrew Johnson D. A freed slave who represented Mississippi as a U.S. senator during Reconstruction
The correct answer is D. Blanche K. Bruce was a freed slave who represented Mississippi as a US Senator during Reconstruction.
Explanation:
Blanche Kelso Bruce was an American politician from the Republican Party. He represented the state of Mississippi as Senator from 1875 to 1881 and was the first African American to remain in the Senate for the duration of his term. He was born in 1841, son of a white plantation owner and an African American slave.
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