Mississippi elects first Black US Senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction

Source: Africanews · 2026-11-12T14:47:53.000Z · Politics

The US state of Mississippi has made history - electing its first Black Senator in 150 years and its first Democratic Senator since 1982. Forty-three-year-old Scott Colom narrowly beat incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith marking a seismic shift for the conservative southern state.

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