 Tallahassee's rigid segregation led to its nickname of "Little Mississippi", and racism in pre-integration Tallahassee has been described as "virulent".Real estate deeds in white neighborhoods were typically accompanied by covenants prohibiting sale to blacks (see "Shelley v. Kraemer").Tallahassee turned down Andrew Carnegie's offer of a grant to build a library, because under Carnegie's rules it would have to serve black patrons.