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Mississippi Scheme
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Proper noun
Mississippi Scheme 1
en France historical A financial scheme devised by John Law (economist) John Law in 18th-century France.
en Mississippi Bubble
en 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.