sentences:  "Mississippi Goddam" was banned in several Southern states, ostensibly because of the word "goddam" in the title.Boxes of promotional singles sent to radio stations around the country were returned with each record cracked in half.Simone performed the song in front of 10,000 people at the end of the Selma to Montgomery marches when she and other black activists, including Sammy Davis Jr., James Baldwin and Harry Belafonte crossed police lines.