Democrat Scott Colom becomes Mississippis first Black US senator since Civil War Reconstruction
Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction. Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction. (AP Photo) Colom’s narrow victory is a … Read more