Is Barack Obama really the ONLY black Senator in the United States?

I read that there have been only 5 black Senators in history and Barack Obama is currently the only one... Is that true?

Public Comments

1. Yes.
2. yes
3. no...just look at that idiot in Kansas
4. YES welcome !
5. Yes, most other black Federal Government officials are appointees of the Bush Jr. Admin and the only black Supreme Court judge was appointed by Bush senior.
6. Yes. Racism is the ugly dark side of American history. Sadly, it is still with us.