Robert G. Clark, 96, Dies; Broke Race Barrier in Mississippi Statehouse
In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, ...
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Gov. Reeves orders state flag to fly at half-staff to honor Rep. Robert Clark Jr.
Gov. Tate Reeves has directed state flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the late Rep. Robert G. Clark. Clark, who served ...
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Longtime Mississippi lawmaker Robert G. Clark Jr. dies at 96
A longtime Mississippi lawmaker will lie in state at the Capitol Building. Robert G. Clark, who was a member of the ...
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Mississippians honor first Black lawmaker since Reconstruction
Former Mississippi Rep. Robert Clark Jr. lay in state Sunday in the Capitol Rotunda as family, friends, officials and fellow ...
Robert Clark, Mississippi’s First-Ever Black Post-Civil Rights Legislator, Dead At 96
Robert Clark paved the way for future Black legislators in Mississippi when he successfully ran for the Mississippi house in ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House of ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.
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Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday LEXINGTON, Miss. -- Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the second-highest leadership role in the state House of Representatives, died ...