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Edward Brooke 1919–2015 · Massachusetts U.S. senator; Boston University graduate
Elected in 1966, Brooke became the first Black U.S. senator elected directly by voters and the first Black U.S. senator from Massachusetts. He served from 1967 to 1979 and worked on housing and equal rights. A U.S. senator represents a state in the national government.
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Bill Owens 1937–2022 · Boston; Massachusetts State Senate
Owens became the first Black member of the Massachusetts State Senate when he began serving in 1975. This is a different job from Edward Brooke’s U.S. Senate service. State senators help make Massachusetts laws; U.S. senators help make national laws.
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