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The Mississippi That Made Scott Colom

Headline via The Atlantic · first report 13 Nov, 01:27 IST, latest 14 Nov, 20:31 IST

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4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Atlantic at 13 Nov, 01:27 IST; the latest is from The Atlantic at 14 Nov, 20:31 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report13 Nov, 01:27 IST
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Mississippi, a state with the largest share of Black residents in the country, has elected its first Black U.S. senator in nearly 150 years.Why it matters: For generations, Black Mississippians left the state to escape Jim Crow and pursue economic and…
President Donald Trump on Thursday heaped praise on Mississippi's Sen.-elect Scott Colom
On Wednesday, Mississippi’s Senate race was officially called for Democrat Scott Colom, who will become the first Black person to represent the state in the US Senate since Reconstruction, more than 140 years ago. Colom’s win is a stunning, historic upset —…
His Senate victory is the result of decades of work across generations.

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