According to Ta-Nehisi Coates' essay The Case For Reparations, early 20th century Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman would amuse himself by releasing black convicts into the wilderness and hunting them down with bloodhounds. How widespread was this practice, and how was it seen at the time? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

According to Ta-Nehisi Coates' essay The Case For Reparations, early 20th century Mississippi Governor James K. Vardaman would amuse himself by releasing black convicts into the wilderness and hunting them down with bloodhounds. How widespread was this practice, and how was it seen at the time?

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Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

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Also, are there any sources corroborating Coates' claim about Vardaman? The essay doesn't have a bibliography, and Google searches are coming up empty.