#BlackHistoryMonth
continues & today we remember Robert Lee Brokenburr, a #civilrights leader & son of a former slave.pic.twitter.com/pZxxp1NPfd
Brokenburr earned his law degree from @HowardU in 1909 & represented his friend, Madam C.J. Walker, in court.
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In 1940, Brokenburr made history by becoming the 1st African American elected to the Indiana State Senate.
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1 of the laws he authored focused on fair employment practices, improving voter registration & election participation among minorities.
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He did so by establishing an impartial voter registration board & improving opportunities for African Americans serving in the
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In 1955, President Eisenhower named him an Alternate Delegate to the
@UN. He continued to fight for#civilrights until his death.
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