Scott Colom Poised to Become First Black Senator from Mississippi Since Reconstruction
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This development comes six years after Mississippi removed the Confederate flag from its state flag. Scott Colom is on track to become the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction and the first Democrat to win the seat since 1982, defying doubts within his party.
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