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Bookmark or Share- Carol Moseley Braun - WikipediaMoseley Braun was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, the first African American U.S. senator from the Democratic Party, the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. senator in a primary, and the first female U.S. senator from Illinois.
- ‘Behind the Smile’: the rise and fall of Carol Moseley BraunJeannie Morris’ new book, “Behind the Smile,” tells the story of Carol Moseley Braun, the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. In 1992, the election of four women —...
- Carol Moseley Braun: A Featured Biography - U.S. SenateCarol Moseley Braun served in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999 as a Democrat from Illinois. Born in Chicago in 1947, Moseley Braun came of age in the midst of the civil rights movement and pursued a career in law.
- The Honorable Carol Moseley Braun's Biography - The HistoryMakersOn November 3, 1993, Carol Moseley-Braun was elected to the United States Senate. Her victory represented the opening of a new world of opportunity to African Americans, as she was only the second African American elected to the U.S. Senate.
- VP Kamala Harris has former Chicago U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun in ...When she ran for the U.S. Senate, Carol Moseley Braun was the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. In the primary, she defeated a three-term incumbent and won the seat in 1992. She was not...
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