The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Howard Brookins, Sr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Howard Brookins, Sr.

7/7/2000

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2000.044

State senator The Honorable Howard Brookins, Sr. (1932 - ) is the owner of Brookins Funeral Home, and has served in both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois State Senate. Brookins was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 7/7/2000, in Springfield, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 01h 18m 33s

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Brookins, Howard B., 1932-

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Illinois State Representative (Democrat, 36th district, 1983-1986) and State Senator (18th district, 1987-1992) from Chicago. Born in Chicago on June 6, 1932, Brookins attended Wilson Junior College and Worsham College of Mortuary Science. He was a US Army veteran and a certified funeral director. House committees include: Appropriations II (1983-1986); Financial Institutions (1983-1986; vice-chairman, 1985-1986); Higher Education (1983-1986); Labor & Commerce (1983-...