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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1973.1.245
Edward Brooke
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Ar…
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Museum Artifacts Collection, Artifact No. 1973.1.245

Edward Brooke

United States, 1919 - 2015
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Edward Brooke, attorney and politician, had a long political career in Massachusetts, culminating in his service in the Senate 1967-1979. A Republican, he was the first African American to be elected to the Senate by popular vote. He also served as attorney general for the state of Massachusetts. Brooke was a self-described liberal or moderate Republican – a liberal on social issues and a pragmatic fiscal conservative.
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