they regarded rory wilkins as not black enough as an uncle tom. ambra who was criticized.e was appointed by black voters and white voters obviously. he was a senator for mostly white massachusetts and he was criticized for not being black enough. >> guest: ed brooke had a remarkable political career. he was the first african-american ever elected to the senate by popular vote and he was the first african-american to serve in the senate since reconstruction. so ed brooke was first elected in 1956 in the senate by massachusetts which was 97% white at the time. brooke was a republican, liberal republican and also a protesta protestant. in a state that was overwhelmingly white, overwhelmingly democratic and brooks pulled it off winning in 66 and he won again in 72 and he was the only african-american to be reelected to the senate until cory booker i guess. he had a remarkable political career. as you suggest to be relied upon the white voters and because he was a republican there are many african-americans of a moral radical who thought of brooke as too moderate and so when th