Carol Moseley Braun

CTL-E-0075 · Person · politician · 1970s–contemporary

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First Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate; former Illinois legislator.

Sources

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (primary source)
U.S. Senate Historical Office (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0075 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: BCI-001.
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Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Crowd outside of fashionable Negro church after Easter Sunday service, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

Negro grocery store, Black Belt, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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