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Former Senator Edward William Brooke was honored as the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate, where he represented Massachusetts as a Republican …

A funeral service was held in Washington National Cathedral for former Senator Edward Brooke (R-MA), the first African American to be popularly elected to the U.S. Senate. He died January 3,…

An interview with Senator Edward Brooke by Renee Poussaint of the National Visionary Leadership Project from October 31st 2001.

Former Senator Edward Brooke talked about his memoir Bridging the Divide: My Life. In 1967, Edward Brooke, an officer in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II, became the first popular…

Former Senator Edward Brooke talked about his book Bridging the Divide: My Life, published by Rutgers. In 1967, Edward Brooke, an officer in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II, beca…