Mississippi's 1st Black woman legislator won't seek new term

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The first Black woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature 38 years ago says she will not seek another term

CORRECTS ELECTION YEAR TO 1985, NOT 1984 - State Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, speaks to reporters about her tenure in the Mississippi Legislature, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Jackson, Miss.. Clarke, who was first elected to the House in 1985, announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection. 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 when she arrived at the Capitol the next day, a security officer gave her a key to the private restroom and told her she was being summoned to see then-House Speaker C.B. “Buddie” Newman, a Democrat. “If you happen to be in the committee, quite often there are things you think of that they don’t think of,” she said. “And it appears that we are really more concerned about educating our children and making sure they don’t end up in prison.”

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