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Racism prevented blacks from having equality with whites within the state. In Mississippi, there was outward violence towards blacks that made it a dangerous state to live in. The violence consisted of lynching, burning down churches, and killing blacks with guns. Sidney D. Redmond, a lawyer who was the chair of a major campaign for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, discussed the difficulties blacks faced during this time. After his speech, The National Advancement Association for the Advancement of Colored People made a statement stating “The Negro feels that life is not safe in Mississippi and his life may be taken with impunity at any time upon the slightest pretext or provocation by a white man”.