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Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years

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Mississippi elects first black senator in nearly 150 years

Scott Colom will be the first black senator to represent Mississippi since 1881. Activists hope his victory marks a historic moment in a state that for decades practiced voter suppression and segregation.