# Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi; two other Black men did so 150 years ago

https://mins.news/en/item/141492

- The Associated Press, 2026-11-12 23:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/3UM9vZd

> Scott Colom will be sworn into the U.S. Senate in January, but he will not be the first Black senator from Mississippi to make history. Two other Black men did the same 150 years ago.

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