The first African American elected to the Senate by popular vote, Edward Brooke of Massachusetts served two full terms, from 1967 to 1979. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1919, Brooke graduated from Howard University before serving in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he received a law degree from Boston University. imperfectpolitics.us
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Bibliography Brooke, Edward. Bridging the Divide: My Life . New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2007; Brooke, Edward. bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000871/