State Senator. A Republican attorney from Chicago, Roberts was the first African American to serve in the Illinois Senate. He was elected three times to the House and twice to the Senate. In 1984, a bronze statue in his likeness was added to the State Capitol Rotunda in Springfield, Illinois.
State Senator. A Republican attorney from Chicago, Roberts was the first African American to serve in the Illinois Senate. He was elected three times to the House and twice to the Senate. In 1984, a bronze statue in his likeness was added to the State Capitol Rotunda in Springfield, Illinois.
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