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According to this article from the Topeka Daily Capital, B. K. (Blanche Ketene) Bruce Jr. was given a place on the Republican ticket and ran for state auditor in 1892. Bruce, a black man from Leavenworth, became the first African American to graduate from Kansas State University in 1885. One important reason Bruce was considered to be such a good candidate for the position of state auditor, was because he was a black Republican in every sense of the word. Between the years of 1880-1900 blacks felt their political interests did not differ too greatly from white political interest or well being. African American males were placed on political party tickets and ran successfully for elective offices in Kansas during this time.
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: October 26, 1892
Item Number: 215049
Call Number: K 329.6 V.4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215049
Collections - Library
Date - 1890s - 1892
Education - Primary - Teachers
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Suffrage - Blacks
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - African Americans
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Populism, 1890 - 1900
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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