Tombigbee Tales

First African American Senator for Lowndes County, MS - Robert Gleed


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This episode tells the story of a formerly enslaved Mississippian who rose to prominent status in both politics and business after the Civil War, yet had the American Dream violently stolen from him along with the hope of expanding American democratic ideals. #mississippi #AfricanAmericanHistory #visitcolumbus #visitmississippi 

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