Because the local elites who've gerrymandered and vote manipulated and such their way into power have a vested interest in keeping the majority black population of the state undereducated and hopeless under wage slavery or in prisons where their labor can be exploited for a fraction of even Mississippi's paultry minimum wage.
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u/drputypfifeanddrum 29d ago
Mississippi! In just about every metric you can imagine the state is at or near the bottom. And the sad part is they seem to okay with it.