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Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction
New York Times US and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?". The center frames it as "Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconst...".
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Left / center-leftScott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?
New York Times US · Center-left · News report
CenterMississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · Center · News report
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Scott Colom Will Be Mississippi’s Third Black Senator. Who Were the First Two?
Mr. Revels took his seat two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the union after the Civil War. Mr. Bruce served just before white leaders ushered in the Jim Crow era.
