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Edward Brooke, first black senator elected by popular vote, dies

Name: Edward Brooke, first black senator elected by popular vote, dies
Uploaded: 2015-01-03T18:47:00-0500
Duration: 18 s
Description: Edward Brooke, the first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, has died. He was 95. Jim Axelrod reports.

Edward Brooke, the first African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, has died. He was 95. Jim Axelrod reports.