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Robert G. Clark, 96, Dies; Broke Race Barrier in Mississippi Statehouse
Shunned by colleagues at first, he became a political force in the state. By Adam Nossiter Robert G. Clark Jr., who became the first Black person to sit in the Mississippi State Legislature since ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
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 Representatives, died ...
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Longtime Mississippi lawmaker Robert G. Clark Jr. dies at 96
A longtime Mississippi lawmaker will lie in state at the Capitol Building. Robert G. Clark, who was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for 35 years, died earlier this week.
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Robert Clark, Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
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 Representatives ...
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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 by well wishers for overcoming barriers 50 years ago to become Mississippi's first black legislator since ...