Blanche Kelso Bruce was the first African-American to serve a full term as a US Senator. His house is around the corner from where I live. The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Rhodes Revels who was born in the same town that I was, Fayetteville, NC. I just learned that, how sad. I dance in front of Bruce's house. The first photo is of Bruce and his wife Josephine.
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13 years ago you pressed on my belly, my ribs, my bladder
pushing your way out, demanding your time
Before
You hid from the world for months, waiting to make...
10 years ago
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