http://www.answerbag.com/profile/328769 New Answerbag answers from puzzled4ever Tue, 29 May 2012 17:24:32 -0700 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:24:32 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2678813 How many black senators have there been throughout history, and how many are there now?<br /><br />African Americans: Hiram R. Revels (R-Mississippi), 1870-71 Blanche K. Bruce (R-Mississippi), 1875-1881 Edward W. Brooke (R-Massachusetts), 1967-1979 Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Illinois), 1993-1999 Barack Obama (D-Illinois), 2005- Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:23:01 -0700 http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/2678813