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Gov. Reeves orders state flag to fly at half-staff to honor Rep. Robert Clark Jr.
Gov. Tate Reeves has directed state flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the late Rep. Robert G. Clark. Clark, who served ...
Robert G. Clark, 96, Dies; Broke Race Barrier in Mississippi Statehouse
In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, ...
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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 ...
Longtime Mississippi lawmaker Robert Clark dies
Longtime Mississippi lawmaker Robert G. Clark Jr., has passed away. This according to his son, Rep. Bryant W. Clark, who made the announcement on Facebook. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Rep. Bryant Clark, who succeeded Robert Clark, said his father died of natural causes at home in Holmes County, north of Jackson. A teacher and descendant of slaves, Clark was ostracized during his ...
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The state House honors the legacy of the late representative Robert Clark Junior
This week, the state house made a push to honor the legacy of the late representative Robert Clark Junior.House Resolution 81 ...
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Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday LEXINGTON, Miss. -- Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and ...