Good Speech for Lefties: Senator Elect Scott Colom

Hear Mississippi Senator-elect Scott Colom’s powerful victory speech. The first Black senator elected from Mississippi since Reconstruction reflects on the faith and organizing that made the win possible, honoring civil rights leaders Medgar Evers and Fannie Lou Hamer, the local people who kept the campaign going, and the Mississippians whose stories shaped its message. Colom closes with a promise to serve every Mississippian—and to never forget that Mississippi matters.