During Reconstruction, the two African Americans who served as U.S. senators were Hiram Revels and Blanche K. Bruce. Hiram Revels became the first African American senator when he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi in 1870. Blanche K. Bruce also served as a senator from Mississippi, holding office from 1875 to 1881, and was the first African American to serve a full term in the Senate.
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