Properties (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Politician
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Education reform
Health care access Affordable housing |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Urban_League
gptkb:NAACP |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Boston_University
|
| gptkbp:awards |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
October 26, 1919
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Edward_Brooke_III
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
January 3, 2015
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Edward Brooke
|
| gptkbp:image |
Edward_Brooke.jpg
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Political_landscape_for_African_Americans.
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
First_African_American_elected_to_the_U.S._Senate_since_Reconstruction.
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Advocate for equality.
Role model for future generations. Inspiration for minority candidates. Symbol of progress in civil rights. Pioneer_for_African_American_politicians. |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Advocate for civil rights legislation.
First_African_American_to_win_statewide_office_in_Massachusetts. Co-sponsor_of_the_Fair_Housing_Act. First_African_American_U.S._Senator_from_Massachusetts. |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Civil Rights Advocacy
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Attorney
|
| gptkbp:office |
United_States_Senator
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Senator_from_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Leverett_Saltonstall
|
| gptkbp:religion |
Baptist
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Patricia_Brooke
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:John_Kerry
gptkb:Paul_Tsongas |
| gptkbp:termEnd |
January 3, 1979
|
| gptkbp:termStart |
January 3, 1967
|