No African American has won statewide office in Mississippi in 129 years – here's why
- Written by John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, Lagrange College
People waited outside the Supreme Court in 2013 to listen to the Shelby County, Ala. v. Holder voting rights case.AP Photo/Evan VucciMississippi is home to the highest percentage of African Americans of any state in the country.
And yet, Mississippi hasn’t elected an African American candidate to statewide office since 1890.
That’s 129...
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