The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature said that she will not seek another term, 38 years after she first took office.
JACKSON, Miss. — The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature said Tuesday that she will not seek another term, 38 years after she first took office.
The first Black man to win a seat in the Mississippi Legislature in the 20th century was Robert Clark, no relation, a Democrat from Ebenezer who was elected in 1967. Only three white women were House members when Clarke arrived. The men had a restroom near the House chamber on the Capitol's third floor, but the women had to go to restrooms on another floor — an inconvenience that prevented them from sneaking out during long debates.
Clarke said Newman — who apparently hadn't read the newspapers — told her that if she promised not to tell the media about the restroom situation, he would get a committee to work on putting a new women's restroom near the House chamber.Within a relatively short time, female lawmakers had the same ease of access to a restroom as their male colleagues, with the women's room installed in a space formerly used for the men's shoeshine stand.
Democratic Rep. Ed Blackmon — who for many years shared a two-person desk with Clarke in the House chamber — said Tuesday that Clarke accomplished goals by being persistent.
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