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Politics● Low30m ago · Nov 12, 2026, 12:33 AM

Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?

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Mr. Revels took his seat two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the union after the Civil War. Mr. Bruce served just before white leaders ushered in the Jim Crow era.

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