Governor Tate Reeves ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff in honor of late Mississippi Rep. Robert G. Clark.

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker of the 20th century ...

A longtime Mississippi lawmaker will lie in state at the Capitol Building. Robert G. Clark, who was a member of the ...

Clark was elected speaker pro tempore by the House membership in 1993 and held that, second-highest House position until his retirement.

Mr. Clark attended primary schools in rural Holmes County and high school at Holmes County Training School in Durant, Miss. He received a work and track scholarship to Jackson State College (now ...

A mass of people surrounded the casket of the late Robert Clark Jr. in his hometown of Lexington. The 96-year-old is ...

Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi's first Black lawmaker ... said his father died of natural causes at home in Holmes County, north of Jackson. A teacher and descendant of slaves ...

LEXINGTON, Miss. (AP) — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as Mississippi ... said his father died of natural causes at home in Holmes County, north of Jackson. A teacher and descendant ...

LEXINGTON, Miss. — Robert G. Clark, who was elected in 1967 as ... said his father died of natural causes at home in Holmes County, north of Jackson. A teacher and descendant of slaves, Clark ...