In 1968, he became the first Black person to serve in the Legislature since Reconstruction. Shunned by colleagues at first, ...
Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century and rose to the ...
Clark was elected speaker pro tempore by the House membership in 1993 and held that, second-highest House position until his retirement.
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday. Robert G. Clark's son and successor, state Rep.
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 ...