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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Longtime Rep. Robert Clark to lie in repose at Mississippi Capitol
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the ...
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Obit-Robert Clark
- Former Democratic speaker Pro-Tem Robert Clark smiles as he in congratulated by well wishers for overcoming barriers 50 ...
Mississippi Today10d
Trailblazing Mississippi lawmaker Robert Clark dies
Clark was elected speaker pro tempore by the House membership in 1993 and held that, second-highest House position until his retirement.
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
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep. Bryant ...
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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
LEXINGTON, Miss. — 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 ...