Mississippi elects first black US senator since post-Civil War era
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
Colom's narrow victory is a seismic shift in Mississippi, which has been controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same event, Scott Colom becoming Mississippi's first Black US senator since Reconstruction, and the two reports do not conflict.
1h agoAlso reported by hindustantimes.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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