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• What happened: Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years Scott Colom will be the first black senator to represent Mississippi since 1881. Activists hope his victory marks a historic moment in a state that for decades practiced voter suppression and segregatio...
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Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years
Scott Colom will be the first black senator to represent Mississippi since 1881. Activists hope his victory marks a historic moment in a state that for decades practiced voter suppression and segregation.