Indisputable, though, is this: Paige reached the major leagues at an age when most pitchers have long stopped stressing their rotator cuffs. Also inarguable: the 6-foot-3, 180-pound right-hander is remembered as much for his witticisms as his extraordinary pitching talent and longevity.
Only four black men and women were elected to the United States Senate in all of American history â former Sens. Edward William Brooke (R-MA) and Carol Moseley Braun (D-IL) join Booker in this very exclusive group, along with President Barack Obama.
By State. A total of 127 African-Americans have been elected U.S. Representative in the history of the country. Illinois â the only state to elect two blacks to the Senate in the popular vote era â has elected the largest number with 15. California is next with 12 followed by South Carolina and New York with 10 and Georgia and North Carolina with eight.