translate English to French: The implied refusal further aggravated the terrible situation of 1.2 million people, mostly African Americans, who were abandoned in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.  It is estimated that between one third and one fourth of them were children.
Leur fin de non-recevoir implicite a contribué à aggraver la terrible situation de 1 200 000 personnes, majoritairement afro-américaines, en Louisiane, dans le Mississipi et en Alabama, dont un tiers ou un quart d'enfants.