On May 4, 1992, Carol Moseley Braun won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois, putting her on the path to become the first African American woman elected to the Senate later that year. Her victory represented a major breakthrough in American politics, shattering racial and gender barriers in one of the nation’s most powerful institutions. Moseley Braun’s campaign emphasized civil rights, women’s rights, and a progressive economic agenda, resonating with diverse coalitions of voters eager for change in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots.
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