In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, ...
Former Mississippi Rep. Robert Clark Jr. lay in state Sunday in the Capitol Rotunda as family, friends, officials and fellow ...
THEY DESCRIBE HIM AS A PILLAR IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND A FIXTURE DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT... ááááNATSáááá BRINGING BODY ROBERT CLARK JUNIOR, A TRAILBLAZER IN MISSISSIPPI STATE HISTORY, IS ...
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the ...
A longtime Mississippi lawmaker will lie in state at the Capitol Building. Robert G. Clark, who was a member of the ...
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the ...
Legislators last week honored the memory of Robert Clark, the first Black lawmaker of the 20th century. Plus, updates on last week's happenings in the legislature.
Clark was elected speaker pro tempore by the House membership in 1993 and held that, second-highest House position until his retirement.