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- CNNHow Scott Colom's 'pick another Senator' ad was created
- The NationScott Colom’s Historic VictoryMichele Goodwin The Mississippi Democrat’s win is more than a joyous occasion—it’s redemption.
- The Atlantic(subscription required)Scott Colom Is Mississippi’s First Black Senator in 150 YearsBlanche Bruce would have been proud of Scott Colom.
- Fast CompanyDemocrat Scott Colom wins in Mississippi to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction
- BBCBefore Scott Colom, these two men were the last black US senators from MississippiThe Democratic candidate won in a southern state that had not seated a black senator since 1874.
- Al JazeeraWho is Scott Colom, Mississippi’s first Black senator in 150 years?Mississippi is home to a large Black American population but no Black person has held a Senate seat since the 1800s.
- NPRHow Scott Colom defied the odds to go from DA to Mississippi's Democratic U.S. SenatorIn a state that hasn't had a Democrat in office since 1980 and hasn't sent a Black Senator to Washington since the 1870s, Colom's win represents a massive upset in state politics.
- TimeScott Colom Wins Nail-Biter Mississippi Race, Becoming State’s First Democratic Senator-Elect Since 1982Colom defeated incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Mississippi since 1982.
- New York Times(subscription required)Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?Mr. Revels took his seat two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the union after the Civil War. Mr. Bruce served just before white leaders ushered in the Jim Crow era.
- Los Angeles Times(subscription required)Democrat Scott Colom elected as Mississippi's first Black senator since ReconstructionMississippi has elected its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction and delivered Democrats a major upset in a rocky midterm election for the GOP.
- APMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black US senator since Reconstruction
