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Moseley 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 the primaries for the nomination by a major party, and the first female U.S. Senator from Illinois.
Mar 19, 2002 · As the late Mayor Harold Washington's legislative floor leader, Carol Moseley-Braun was the chief sponsor of bills to reform education and to ban discrimination in housing and private clubs.
Feb 7, 2016 · Jeannie 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.
Carol Moseley Braun was a Democratic senator from Illinois (1993–99), who in 1992 became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Carol Moseley attended the University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1969) and received a law degree from the University of Chicago (1972).
Carol 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.
Jun 19, 2020 · In 1993, Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman in the Senate, joined Biden’s Judiciary Committee. It solved an image problem for Biden. The results were groundbreaking.
On July 22, 1993, Illinois senator Carol Moseley Braun, the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, successfully blocked the renewal of a patent for an insignia that featured the first national flag of the Confederate States of America.
Jan 23, 2007 · Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate, was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 1947. She attended the Chicago Public Schools and received a degree from the University of Illinois in 1969.
About Carol. Born with a drive inherited from a legacy of service, fueled with a passion to make a difference in the lives of those around her, rising to the ministerial rank of Ambassador, Carol Moseley Braun is the embodiment of the American success story.
Carol 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.
