WAPT on MSN2d
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 ...
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, ...
WJTV on MSN8d
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 ...
Black Enterprise10d
Robert Clark, Mississippi’s First-Ever Black Post-Civil Rights Legislator, Dead At 96
Robert Clark was the highest ranking Black man in Mississippi government. Robert G. Clark, Mississippi’s first Black House representative elected after the Civil Rights Movement, died on March 4 ...
ABC News10d
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 ...
U.S. News & World Report10d
Robert Clark, Mississippi's First Black Lawmaker After Civil Rights Era, Dies at 96
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 ...
Newsday10d
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 ...