Edward Brooke - Wikipedia
Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from …
Edward H. Brooks - Wikipedia
Lieutenant General Edward Hale Brooks (April 25, 1893 – October 10, 1978) was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army, a combat veteran of both World War I and …
Edward Brooke | First African American Elected Senator, Civil …
Jan 1, 2025 · Edward Brooke (born October 26, 1919, Washington, D.C.—died January 3, 2015, Coral Gables, Florida) was an American lawyer and politician who was the first African …
Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, dies | AP News
Jan 4, 2015 · BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He …
Edward Brooke, III (1919-2015) - Blackpast
Jan 19, 2007 · Edward William Brooke III was the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate. Brooke, an African American, Protestant Republican, won …
The Honorable Edward Brooke's Biography - The HistoryMakers
Sep 23, 2003 · Brooke received thirty-four honorary degrees from the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities and numerous other awards, including the Spingarn Medal from the …
Senator Edward W. Brooke III - MV African-American Heritage …
Edward W. Brooke III was the first African American politician to be popularly elected to the US senate since Reconstruction, when he was elected as a Republican for Massachusetts.
Edward Brooks - Wikipedia
Edward Brooks may refer to: Edward Brooks , fictional character; Edward Brooks (educator) (1831–1912), American educator; Edward Brooks (VC) (1883–1944), English recipient of the …
Edward Brooke's Life in the Breach - NPR
May 8, 2007 · Edward Brooke made history in 1966 as the first black senator elected since reconstruction. His victory left people wondering how in the world did a black Republican win …
The Bold Strokes of Edward Brooke | Arthur Ashe Legacy
Feb 17, 2016 · Edward Brooke was an American Republican politician who, in 1966, became the first African-American popularly elected to the United States Senate as well as the first black …