Mississippi Plan of 1875

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campaign of political violence political strategy voter suppression program white supremacist campaign

The Mississippi Plan of 1875 was a coordinated campaign of violence, intimidation, and electoral fraud by white Democrats in Mississippi to overthrow Republican Reconstruction governments and suppress Black political participation.

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Label	Occurrences
Mississippi Plan of 1875 canonical	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campaign of political violence ⓘ political strategy ⓘ voter suppression program ⓘ white supremacist campaign ⓘ
aimedAt	disenfranchising African American voters ⓘ ending Reconstruction in Mississippi ⓘ overthrowing Republican state government in Mississippi ⓘ restoring Democratic Party control ⓘ suppressing Black political participation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Mississippi ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
followedBy	Jim Crow laws ⓘ surface form: Jim Crow laws in Mississippi systematic Black disenfranchisement in Mississippi ⓘ
hasEffect	collapse of Republican rule in Mississippi ⓘ long-term suppression of Black voting rights in Mississippi ⓘ restoration of white Democratic dominance in Mississippi politics ⓘ
hasPart	Red Shirts paramilitary activity ⓘ armed polling place presence ⓘ assassinations of Republican leaders ⓘ ballot box stuffing ⓘ disruption of Republican meetings ⓘ economic coercion of Black voters ⓘ electoral fraud ⓘ organized Democratic clubs ⓘ paramilitary activity ⓘ political violence ⓘ rifle club mobilization ⓘ threats of eviction and job loss ⓘ vote counting manipulation ⓘ voter intimidation ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Reconstruction era ⓘ
inspired	similar “Mississippi Plan” tactics in other Southern states ⓘ
opposed	Reconstruction governments ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ surface form: Republican Party (United States)
participant	Red Shirts ⓘ rifle clubs ⓘ white Democratic leaders in Mississippi ⓘ white paramilitary groups in Mississippi ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
startTime	1875 ⓘ
usedMethod	ballot box tampering ⓘ economic pressure ⓘ fraudulent vote counting ⓘ lynching and mob violence ⓘ social ostracism of white Republicans ⓘ terror ⓘ threats and intimidation ⓘ
victim	African American voters in Mississippi ⓘ Republican officeholders in Mississippi ⓘ white Republican allies ⓘ

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Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments) → significantEvent → Mississippi Plan of 1875 ⓘ

Red Shirts → notableEvent → Mississippi Plan of 1875 ⓘ