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By Martin Kelly, About.com Guide since 2001

    November 08, 2003

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    Edward Brooke

    On November 8, 1966, Edward Brooke, a former Massachusetts Attorney General was elected as the first African-American senator in U.S. history. Brooke attended Howard University and won a Bronze Star in World War II, as well as serving as Chairman of the Boston Finance Commission.
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