Democrat Scott Colom made history with his election to the US Senate this week, becoming Mississippi’s first black senator since 1881.
In an interview with the BBC after the tight race was finally called in his favour, Colom explained how he was able to pull off a shock victory in a southern state that has voted Republican for decades.
He made an appeal to Trump voters, saying he would improve their lives too by working to bring down prices and protect their health insurance.
Colom also paid tribute to Medgar Evers, the civil rights activist who was murdered in Mississippi in 1963 as he helped African Americans register to vote.
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Produced by Kyla Herrmannsen
Source: www.bbc.com
