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Edward Brooke broke barriers and embraced bipartisanship

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith and Adrian Walker of The Boston Globe discuss.

01/05/2015 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Edward Brooke broke barriers and embraced bipartisanship

Clip: 1/5/2015 | 6m 59s

Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith and Adrian Walker of The Boston Globe discuss.

Edward Brooke, a former Massachusetts senator who broke racial barriers, hoped not to be remembered as a “first,” but for his real political accomplishments. Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith and Adrian Walker of The Boston Globe join Gwen Ifill to discuss Brooke’s legacy and whether his moderate politics could have succeeded today.

01/05/2015 | Rating NR

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