Leslie Burl-McLemore, the first Black person to ever vote in DeSoto County, says early voting in the state should change

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Scott Colom won the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat, becoming the first Black person to win it since Reconstruction.

“Witnessing yesterday’s election is really surreal,” that’s how Leslie Burl-McLemore described Colom’s win.

Burl-McLemore was the first Black person to ever vote in DeSoto County…

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