How Mississippi Reached the Verge of Electing a Black Senator
A New York Times report traces how district attorney Scott Colom, a 43-year-old Democrat, edged toward becoming Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction, leading by more than 2,500 votes behind a coalition of Black voters, students, and disaffected conservatives. Angela Lewis, daughter of murdered civil rights worker James Chaney, voted; Cindy Hyde-Smith insists she will prevail.
