Mississippi Scheme
(US, historical) A political strategy used by white Democrats in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, by intimidating black voters and to guarantee that white Democrats would take control of the
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(US, historical) A political strategy used by white Democrats in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era, by intimidating black voters and to guarantee that white Democrats would take control of the state government.
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(France, historical) A financial scheme devised by John Law in 18th-century France.
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