LEXINGTON, Miss. — 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 ...

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. His son, ...

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 ...

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.