Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.

This week, the state house made a push to honor the legacy of the late representative Robert Clark Junior.House Resolution 81 recognizes Clark's accomplishment as the first African American elected to ...

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 ...

THERE FOR THE SERVICE. >> ROBERT JUNIOR WAS MY HERO. >> A MASS OF PEOPLE SURROUNDED THE CASKET OF LATE ROBERT CLARK JUNIOR IN HIS HOMETOWN OF LEXINGTON. THE 96 YEAR OLD, REMEMBERED AS THE FIRST BLACK ...

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 ...

several House and Senate lawmakers made speeches and posts on social media on the life and legacy of former House Speaker Pro Tempore Robert Clark. Clark, who died on March 4 at the age of 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...