Mississippi Elects Its First Black Senator Since Reconstruction
Mother Jones's video reports Democrat Scott Colom's 2026 upset Senate win in Mississippi, making him the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction, with record Black turnout driven, the outlet says, by anger over the Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais decision. It recalls Mississippi's history of lynchings and voter suppression, and quotes Colom's closing ad, filmed in Medgar Evers's driveway, urging Mississippians to use their vote.
