‘145 years after the last Black senator’: Nikole Hannah-Jones reacts as Miss. elects Colom
MS NOW interviews Nikole Hannah-Jones as Scott Colom is elected Mississippi's first Black senator since 1981, a seat last held by a Black person 145 years ago. She recounts her family's Mississippi roots, the state's history of lynching and disenfranchisement, and says the victory came in spite of the Democratic Party and was paid for by foot soldiers like MacArthur Cotton.
