Today in Black History: May 21st

This article highlights two significant historical events that occurred on May 21st in different years. In 1881, Blanche Kelso Bruce took the oath of office as Register of the Treasury during President Garfield's administration, a position he occupied for four years that required him to oversee government financial records and sign all American paper money. Bruce had previously made history as the first Black American to complete an entire Senate term, serving Mississippi for six years.