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Mississippi was a hostile place for African Americans in the first part of the 20th century. The rule of law was applied differently for blacks and whites. Jim Crow, the legalized segregation and suppression of black people, was at its height, and lynchings were a persistent threat. Some towns, in hopes of becoming "N*gger-free," attempted to run the entire African American population out of town.