Mississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction is making a statement. Just look at his sweatshirts

First reported by AP at Wed 5:02 PM · 7 outlets in all

1. AP2hMississippi’s first Black senator since Reconstruction is making a statement. Just look at his sweatshirts
2. The Atlantic(subscription required)7hScott Colom Is Mississippi’s First Black Senator in 150 YearsBlanche Bruce would have been proud of Scott Colom.
3. Fast Company8hDemocrat Scott Colom wins in Mississippi to become the state’s first Black senator since Reconstruction
4. Al Jazeera11hWho 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.
5. CNN20hColom Will Be Mississippi’s First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
6. New York Times(subscription required)22hScott 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.
7. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)23hDemocrat 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.