Edward Brooke, first black popularly elected to U.S. Senate …
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… Edward Brooke, the Massachusetts Republican who was the first African-American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate … Brooke, first black …

 

 Edward Brooke

Dead at 95

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Edward Brooke, first black senator since Reconstruction, dies
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“As the first African-American elected as a state’s Attorney General and first African-American U.S. Senator elected after reconstruction, Ed Brooke stood at the forefront of the battle for civil rights and economic fairness. During his time in elected …

First African-American senator Edward Brooke dies aged 95
International Business Times UK, on Sun, 04 Jan 2015 08:43:22 -0800
Edward Brooke, the first African-American senator to be popularly elected in the US, has died aged 95. Brooke died of natural causes on Saturday at his home in Coral Gables, Florida surrounded by family, his former aide Ralph Neas said. The liberal …

First Elected Black US Senator Dies
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Edward Brooke, the first African-American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate, died Saturday. In 2009, he was honored … by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony in Washington, D.C. Brooke, a Massachusetts …

Edward Brooke, 1st black man popularly elected to U.S. Senate, dies – Edward Brooke, 1st black …
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-edward-brooke-dies-20150103-story.html
The first blacks served in the Senate in the 1870s, just after the Civil War, when senators were still selected by state legislatures rather than by popular election. Edward Brooke, the Massachusetts Republican who was the first African-American to be popularly elected to the US Senate, died Saturday, Jan 3, at age 95.

Edward Brooke, Liberal Republican and 1st Black Popularly …
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Edward Brooke, liberal Republican and 1st black popularly elected to US Senate, dies.

Edward W. Brooke, first African American elected to the U.S. Senate, dies at 95 – The …
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Brooke, who in 1966 became the first African American popularly elected to the US Senate and who influenced major anti-poverty laws before his bright political career unraveled over allegations of financial impropriety regarding private loans, died Jan 3 at his home in Coral Gables, Fla.

Edward Brooke – Biography – U.S. Representative – Biography.com
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BROOKE, Edward William, III – Biographical Information
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000871
Biography of a Senator. Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1972. BROOKE, Edward William, III, (1919 – ). 1967-1979 Party: Republican. BROOKE, Edward William, III, a Senator from Massachusetts.

Biography Page for Edward W. Brooke, III – Informedia Digital …
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Abstract. Former US Senator, Edward Brooke details his childhood in Washington D.C. He remembers the pervasive segregation in all aspects of life.

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Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American senator in … The first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote, Edward Brooke of …