Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first black senator since 19th Century
Democrat Scott Colom has won the US Senate race in Mississippi, delivering a shock victory for the party in a deeply conservative state that has elected Republicans for decades. Colom’s victory makes him the first black person from Mississippi to be seated in the US Senate since Blanche Bruce served from 1875 to 1881. Fewer […] The post Democrat Scott Colom makes history as Mississippi’s first black senator since 19th Century appeared first on nationnews.com .