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title: "How was it possible for Blanche K, Bruce and Hiram Rhodes Revels to become U.S. senators from Mississippi?"  
description: "How was it possible for Blanche K, Bruce and Hiram Rhodes Revels to become U.S. senators from Mississippi?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-05-16  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42440/how-was-it-possible-for-blanche-k-bruce-and-hiram-rhodes-revels-to-become-u-s-senators-from-mississippi  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How was it possible for Blanche K, Bruce and Hiram Rhodes Revels to become U.S. senators from Mississippi? 

How was it possible for Blanche K, Bruce and Hiram [Rhodes Revels](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43055/how-did-hiram-rhodes-revels-feel-about-former-confederates) to become U.S. senators from Mississippi?


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