[bilhosty]

"she would become only the sixth black, and second black woman ever to serve in the U.S. Senate."

I know Hiram Revile, BLanche K Bruce, Edward Brooke, Carol Braun and Barak Obama were the previous Black Senators that I know of. who is the other one, or is there another one?

[NormsRevenge]

Here ya go, you are correct.

http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30378.pdf


Table 1. Black Members of Congress — Senate

Name Congress(es) Years State Party

Brooke, Edward W. 90th-95th 1967-1979 MA R
Bruce, Blanche K. 44th-46th 1875-1881 MS R
Moseley-Braun, Carol 103rd-105th 1993-1999 IL D
Obama, Barack 109th- 2005- IL D
Revels, Hiram R.a 41st 1870-1871 MS R