Edward Brooke (b. 1919), elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 1966, was the first African American elected to the Senate since the 19th century. He served two consecutive terms and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 23, 2004.

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Edward Brooke (b. 1919), elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 1966, was the first African American elected to the Senate since the 19th century. He served two consecutive terms and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 23, 2004.

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Edward Brooke (b. 1919), elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts in 1966, was the first African American elected to the Senate since the 19th century. He served two consecutive terms and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 23, 2004.

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