The Associated Press on MSN11d
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.
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, ...
WAPT on MSN4d
Mississipians say goodbye to former state leader Robert Clark
A mass of people surrounded the casket of the late Robert Clark Jr. in his hometown of Lexington. The 96-year-old is ...
Mississippi Today11d
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.
KSAT11d
Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
FILE - Former Democratic speaker Pro-Tem Robert Clark smiles as he in congratulated ... Aug. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) ...
ABC News11d
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 ...
The Durango Herald11d
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 ...