AP: Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi. Two other Black men did the same 150 years before him
- Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
- Colom will become Mississippi’s first Black U.S. senator elected by popular vote since Reconstruction, nearly 150 years ago.
- Mississippi previously sent Republicans Hiram Revels and Blanche K. Bruce to the Senate during Reconstruction.
- Republican Senator Roger Wicker congratulated Colom and said he looked forward to working with him for Mississippi and the United States.
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“A rich message, but a poor campaign”: How Scott Colom beat the odds in Mississippi
On Wednesday, Mississippi’s Senate race was officially called for Democrat Scott Colom, who will become the first Black person to represent the state in the US Senate since Reconstruction, more than 140 years ago. Colom’s win is a stunning, historic upset — and for many Black Democrats, like Rep. Bennie Thompson, it’s been a long […]
Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi. Two other Black men did the same 150 years before him.
When Scott Colom takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate in January, he will not be the first Black senator from Mississippi to make history. But he will be the first in nearly 150 years and the first chosen by voters rather than state lawmakers. Colom, a Democrat, was declared the winner Wednesday […]
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WASHINGTON — Scott Colom never lost faith. After a week of ballot counting, the Democrat on Wednesday officially won a Mississippi Senate seat, making him the first Black person elected to statewide office since the Reconstruction era. "I had the courage to believe in Mississippi," Colom told supporters at his victory party. "I had the courage to understand that we can show the country that Mississippi matters." The historic flip in the deep-red…
CHRONIC. The historic defeat of the Republicans in the United States ends with the results of a state whose turnaround alone sums up a change of era. Washington's authoritarian drift thus seems to have reached its limits, writes Frédéric KollerDuring the celebration of his 100th anniversary, a few days ago in Geneva, political science professor Dusan Sidjanski returned to his former "best student", José Manuel Barroso, accompanied by a hundred g…
Columbus native Scott Colom wins U.S. Senate race in historic fashion - Home - WCBI TV
COLUMBUS, Miss. – The race has been called, and Columbus native Scott Colom will soon take his seat in the senate after a historical victory. Last week 2 things were true: Mississippi hadn’t had a democratic senator since 1989, or a black senator since the reconstruction era. Scott Colom has changed both those narratives. The new senator elect pushed a...
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