Mississippi elects its first African American to US Senate since Reconstruction
Verified: 43 outlets in 22 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 4 of them from the United States.
Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black US Senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed on November 11 after prolonged ballot counting, marks a major political shift in the conservative state. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.
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- Nov 11, 8:57 AM UTCFirst reportDemocrat Scott Colom's lead grows in Mississippi Senate race with certification days awayyahoo.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 2:37 PM UTC · +6 h
- Nov 11, 7:11 PM UTC+10 hScott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachcbsnews.com ↗
- Nov 11, 7:38 PM UTC+11 hScott Colom's growing lead puts a rare Democratic Senate win in Mississippi within reachnydailynews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 12:46 PM UTC+28 h‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win – US politics livetheguardian.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 1:36 PM UTC+29 hOtro golpe a Trump: el demócrata Scott Colom gana una histórica carrera por el Senado en Mississippilatercera.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:22 PM UTC+29 hMidterms: Democrat Colom claims historic win in Mississippifrance24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 2:30 PM UTC+30 h· you’re reading thisMississippi elects its first African American to US Senate since Reconstructionfrance24.com (again) ↗
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20m agoMississippi elects its first African American to US Senate since Reconstruction Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to become Mississippi’s first Black US Senator since Reconstruction. His narrow victory, confirmed on November 11 after prolonged ballot counting, marks a major political shift in the conservative state. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.
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