Ed Brooks 1976 Vice President 1st Black US Senator Politics Civil Rights P1187
$ 68.12
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DETAILS: Original pinback button from the campaign to nominate Senator Ed Brooks as Vice President at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City. Measures 2 1/4" inches. GUARANTEE: We offer a lifetime guarantee on all of our items to be authentic originals issued by the organization stated. They are not later re-issues or reproductions. We forensically examine all of our items prior to listing to make certain they are authentic. Edward William Brooke (1919 – 2015) was an American politician of the Republican Party and the first African American elected to the United States Senate for the state of Massachusetts from 1967 until 1969. He graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1948, after serving in the United States Army during World War II. Beginning in 1950, he became involved in politics, when he ran for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. After serving as chairman of the Finance Commission of Boston, Brooke was elected attorney general in 1962, becoming the first African-American to be elected attorney general of any state. CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT Circa 1950-1970 Oxxbridge Galleries was founded in 1987 and specializes in paper items with a particular emphasis on counter culture and civil rights. Visit our ebay store for an extensive collection of original Civil Rights and African American political items. If you have any items you have questions about, please feel free to contact us. You will be pleased by the friendliness and knowledge of our staff. To contact us visit https://www.ebay.com/usr/oxxbridgegalleries Add us to your Favorites list Visit Our eBay Store: Oxxbridge Galleries
