Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1870-71, Mississippi
Blanche K. Bruce, 1874-81, Mississippi
Ed Brooke, 1967-79, Massachusetts
Carol Moseley Braun, 1993-1999, Illinois
Barack Obama, 2005-2009, Illinois
Roland Burris, 2009-2010, Illinois
Friday, November 19, 2010
8183: The Joy Of Six.
The Chicago Sun-Times presented the 6 Black U.S. Senators in history.
Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1870-71, Mississippi
Blanche K. Bruce, 1874-81, Mississippi
Ed Brooke, 1967-79, Massachusetts
Carol Moseley Braun, 1993-1999, Illinois
Barack Obama, 2005-2009, Illinois
Roland Burris, 2009-2010, Illinois
Hiram Rhodes Revels, 1870-71, Mississippi
Blanche K. Bruce, 1874-81, Mississippi
Ed Brooke, 1967-79, Massachusetts
Carol Moseley Braun, 1993-1999, Illinois
Barack Obama, 2005-2009, Illinois
Roland Burris, 2009-2010, Illinois
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Brooke was in office until 1979.
You’re right. And Wikipedia confirms it. So much for copying directly from newspapers—the Chicago Sun-Times made the original error. Thanks for the catch.
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