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Oklahoma's first black state senator dies at 86

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Family members say Oklahoma's first black state senator, who held a sit-in at the state Capitol with civil rights icon Clara Luper and fought to keep the state's only historically black university open, has died. Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman says Porter's election was "a historic achievement" for the state and says Porter's work made Oklahoma a better place for all citizens.

 

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