Birth Name: Carol Elizabeth Moseley
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 16, 1947
Ethnicity: African-American
Carol Moseley Braun is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. A Democrat, she served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois, from January 3, 1993 to January 3, 1999, a U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, from December 15, 1999 to March 1, 2001, and a U.S. Ambassador to Samoa, from February 8, 2000 to March 1, 2001.
Carol was a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 2004.
Carol is the daughter of Edna Alberta (Davie) and Joseph John Moseley.
Carol’s surname is from her ex-husband, Michael Braun. Michael is white.
Carol’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Davie (the son of Howard Richard Davie and Hannah Simmons) and Edna Alberta Bryant.
Source: Genealogy of Carol Moseley Braun (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com