VOTERS in Mississippi have elected their first black US senator since the 19th century, handing a surprise victory to the Democratic Party.
Scott Colom emerged as the winner on Wednesday after a prolonged ballot count showed that he had defeated Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
His victory, in a state controlled mostly by white conservatives for generations despite having the largest share of black residents in the country, adds to a decisive midterm rebuke of President Donald Trump, whose party suffered defeats in several Republican-controlled states.
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Born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, he became the second African American senator, after fellow Mississippian Hiram R. Revels, and the first to serve a full term. He was the last African American to serve in the Senate from Mississippi until the election of Scott Colom in 2026.
Mississippi goddamn!
Jeez it’s even worse than I thought. The most recent democratic senator was first elected in 1947, before the republican southern strategy. Ie when the Dems were still the more racist party.
