Edward Brooke 1st Black Senator 1967 Civil Rights Vietnam War Politics P1325 for Sale

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Edward Brooke 1st Black Senator 1967 Civil Rights Vietnam War Politics P1325 For Sale

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Edward Brooke 1st Black Senator 1967 Civil Rights Vietnam War Politics P1325:
$26.00

DETAILS: Original pinback button issued by Edward Brooke for his 1967 election campaign for the United States Senate. Given Brooke was African American he was widely deridedfor hisaudacity to think he could win a statewide seat in a predominantly white state,.Hewidely dismissed as a token candidate with no hope of winning. To the shock of the nation,Brooke not only won, but won big!He broke the glass ceiling provingthat African American's could winstatewide electionsif political parties would allow themthe opportunity to do so. Measures3" inches.Circa 1966.

Edward William Brooke(1919 –2015) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the senate, he served as the Attorney General of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967. Following his election in 1966, he became the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate.

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CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Circa 1950-1970

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