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In 1978, Roland Burris became the first African American to achieve what in Illinois?

  • Elected to statewide office

  • Elected mayor

  • Awarded a Nobel Prize

  • Became a senator

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In 1978, Roland Burris became the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois when he won the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. He went on to win the general election and serve in the position from 1979 to 1983.
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