7 Interesting Facts About Mississippi

Mississippi went from being one of the wealthiest states to one of the poorest

Mississippi relied heavily on the cotton industry, and before the American Civil War, it was commonly known that this industry simply wouldn’t be profitable without slave labor. Up until the Civil War, Mississippi ranked at number 5 on the list of wealthiest US states. It comes as no small surprise that following their defeat and the abolition of slavery, Mississippi slid into times of great economic depression.

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