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On this Day in American history, September 5, 1890 — Mississippi Abolishes Convict Lease System and Authorizes Creation of Parchman Farm Penitentiary

In the summer of 1890, 134 delegates gathered in Jackson to create a new constitution for the state of Mississippi. Their primary goal was the political disenfranchisement of the stateโ€™s black citizens; one newspaper headline declared โ€œWhite Supremacyโ€ as โ€œThe … Continue reading

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