Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1919, Oct. 26 | Born, Washington, D.C. |
1941 | Graduated, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Drafted in December as 2nd lieutenant assigned to 366th Combat Infantry Regiment |
1947 | Married Remigia Ferrari-Scacco (divoriced 1979) |
1948 | B.A. in law, Boston University, Boston. Mass. |
1950 | M.A. in law, Boston University, Boston, Mass. Ran for state representative from twelfth ward, Roxbury, Mass.; defeated in general election |
1952 | Defeated in second attempt to become a Massachusetts state representative Received the American Veterans of World War II Distinguished Service Award |
1960 | Republican candidate for secretary of state of Massachusetts |
1961 | Appointed chairman of Boston Finance Commission, Boston, Mass. |
1962 | Elected attorney general of Massachusetts |
1966 | Elected as junior senator from Massachusetts |
1967 | Took office as United States senator Received the Charles Evans Hughes Award and the Arthur Barnett Spingarn Medal awarded by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
1972 | Reelected United States senator |
1978 | Lost bid for reelection to United States Senate Entered private law practice |
1979 | Married Anne Fleming |
1982 | Admitted to District of Columbia bar |
2004 | Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom |
2007 | Published Bridging the Divide: My Life. New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press |
2009 | Awarded Congressional Gold Medal |
2015, Jan. 3 | Died, Coral Gables, Fla. |