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Before the Civil War, which group was at the top of Mississippi's social hierarchy?

A. planters
B. free blacks
C. enslaved people
D. non-slaveholding whites

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the answer is planters
User Sherms
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Answer: A. Planters

Step-by-step explanation:

Planters controlled most of the richest land, the wealth, and politics of the state. Hope this helps :^)

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