William Thompson, Brooklyn's first black state senator, dead at 94

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William Thompson, Brooklyn’s first African-American senator and a former state Supreme Court justice, passed away on Christmas Eve. He was 94. The trailblazing Thompson, who fought in World War II as part of the Army’s legendary “Buffalo Soldiers” division, made history when he was elected to represent...

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