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Blagojevich’s Coup In Appointing Roland Burris to Obama’s Senate Seat…
By PUMA Pundit on December 30, 2008
With Obama moving from the Senate to the White House, the US Senate would have zero black Senators. Since the Republic was founded, only 5 blacks have sat in the Senate: In Reconstruction era Senator Party State Term Lifespan Former slave Hiram Rhodes Revels Republican Mississippi 1870-1871 1822-1901 No Blanche Bruce Republican Mississippi 1875-1881 1841-1898 [...]
Posted in Capitol Hill | Tagged barack obama, Rod Blagojevich, roland burris | 8 Responses
