Which of these statements best describes the historic racial power structure of Mississippi? A. The Civil War ended white control over Mississippi.
B. Whites and blacks both had times of being in power.
C. Whites built their wealth by oppressing other groups of people.
D. Race did not play a large role in the state's history.

C. Whites built their wealth by oppressing other groups of people.

the anwser is went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea.

i longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—africa, india, china and peru!

and, dreaming of the lands i had never seen, i'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.