Historical Events tagged with "colfax"
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Social Movements & Civil Rights
Colfax Massacre: Racial Violence in Louisiana
April 13th, 1873 151 years ago
In Colfax, Louisiana, a violent confrontation led to the deaths of over 60 black men as they surrendered to a mob comprising former Confederate soldiers and Ku Klux Klan members. The attack stemmed from political tensions following the Reconstruction era, as white supremacists sought to reassert control. The violent clash is remembered as one of the bloodiest incidents in the context of post-Civil War racial violence.
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