Mississippi Elects Democrat Scott Colom as State’s First Black US Senator Since Reconstruction
Democratic nominee Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. The post Mississippi Elects Democrat Scott Colom as State’s First Black US Senator Since Reconstruction appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
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