In 1965, the Mississippi state legislature redrew House district lines so that blacks living along the Mississippi River Delta would no longer constitute a majority across any single district.This strategy to dilute the strength of racial minorities is also known as

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The strategy described in the scenario is known as "cracking," which involves breaking up a minority group's voting power by dividing them among multiple districts where they are unlikely to form a majority in any one of them. Bridging and reapportioning refer to different redistricting strategies, while party mongering and partisan warfare are not related to redistricting tactics aimed at diluting minority voting power.

In 1965, the Mississippi State Legislature Redrew House District Lines