Throughout American history, there have only been eight black senators in total; in addition to Scott and Cowan, they include: Hiram Rhodes Revels (R-Miss.), Blanche Kelso Bruce (R-Miss.), Edward Brooke (R-Mass.), Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.), Barack Obama (D-Ill.), and Roland Burris (D-Ill.).
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Define task: a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time â task in a sentence a usually assigned piece of work often to be finished within a certain time; something hard or unpleasant that has to be done; duty, functionâ¦