“Thoroughly reseached and well-written account of the 2nd Black senator, Blance K. Bruce, who was elected during Reconstruction and what happened to his dynasty due to the failings of his progeny.
A giant lesson of this book is that high achievement often results from struggle (Sen. Bruce was a slave for 23 years), that values are an important legacy that must be actively taught, and that failure to be given training in responsibility to family results in disassociation from...”

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