Retired Jonesboro U.S. marshal pleads guilty to bribery
A retired deputy U.S. marshal from Jonesboro pleaded guilty this week in Little Rock federal court to selling sensitive ...
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Robert G. Clark, 96, Dies; Broke Race Barrier in Mississippi Statehouse
By Adam Nossiter Robert G ... Few white citizens voted for Mr. Clark, and political ads for Mr. Franklin directed at them declared, “He’s one of us.” Another Franklin ad depicted a ...
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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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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 remembered as the first Black person elected to the Mississippi Legislature since ...
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Mississippi will lower flags to honor late Rep. Robert Clark
Governor Tate Reeves ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff in honor of late Mississippi Rep. Robert G. Clark.