Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on

Chicago Tribune · Bill Barrow, Sophie Bates · 2026-11-07 15:13 UTC

Democrat Scott Colom hasn’t won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, but the local prosecutor was welcomed as a historic figure Friday as he strolled through the Farish Street business district where civil rights leaders once organized.

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