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From Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid
Axios reaches for "historic"; The Guardian US for "historic".
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What happenedFrom Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid.
The headline splitAxios frames it as "From Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid". The Guardian US frames it as "‘I had the courage to believe in Mississippi’ says Scott Colom after historic Senate win...".
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Left / center-leftFrom Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid
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From Emmett Till to Robert Johnson, the Delta powered Scott Colom's historic Senate bid
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Scott Colom 's path to a historic U.S. Senate upset ran through the Mississippi Delta — where Emmett Till was abducted, Fannie Lou Hamer fought for the ballot and the blues became an Americ...
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Colom adds to blue wave of Democrat victories across the US and becomes Mississippi’s first black senator since 1875 after defeating Cindy Hyde-Smith Sign up for the Breaking News US email...
