Pictured above: Hiram Revels, United States Senator from Mississippi, 1870-1871, and the first African-American to serve in Congress.
Pictured above: Blanche Kelso Bruce, United States Senator from Mississippi, 1875-1881.
Pictured above: Scott Colum, candidate for the United States Senate from Mississippi. As of this writing, Mr. Colum leads his Republican opponent by 1,813 votes, or 49.0% to 48.9%. Mr. Colum’s 49% of the votes substantially exceed the percentage of all Mississippians who are African American—about 38%.
