PoliticsMississippi elects Colom as its first Black senator since the Civil War
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday in Mississippi’s closely contested US Senate race after a prolonged count. His victory makes him the state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction and marks a major shift in a state long dominated by white conservatives.
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Mississippi elects Colom as its first Black senator since the Civil War
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