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...
9 years ago
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