Mississippi, 24 hours later
It's hard to describe the mood in the air in Mississippi right now. Scott Colum's victory - the first Democratic senator elected since 1980, the first Black senator to serve the state since Reconstruction, the first ever Black senator to be elected directly by the people of Mississippi - is a sea change that seemed both inevitable and impossible six weeks ago. 50 years from now, his name will be in history books. But it should never be forgot that history is made not by heroes but by […]https://smallofferings.com/2026/11/13/mississippi-24-hours-later/