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(I was raised near there and I had not heard of this.)
The Colfax massacre, sometimes referred to as the Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the parish seat of Grant Parish. An estimated 62–153 Black men were murdered while surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the Ku Klux Klan. Three White men also died during the confrontation.
After the contested 1872 election for governor of Louisiana and local offices, a group of White men armed with rifles and a small cannon overpowered Black freedmen and state militia occupying the Grant Parish courthouse in Colfax.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-Eric_Foner_p.437-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> Most of the freedmen were killed after surrendering, and nearly another 50 were killed later that night after being held as prisoners for several hours. Estimates of the number of dead have varied over the years, ranging from 62 to 153; three Whites died but the number of Black victims was difficult to determine because many bodies were thrown into the Red River or removed for burial, possibly at mass graves.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a>
Historian Eric Foner described the massacre as the worst instance of racial violence during Reconstruction.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-Eric_Foner_p.437-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a> In Louisiana, it had the most fatalities of any of the numerous violent events occurring after the disputed gubernatorial contest in 1872 between Republicans and Democrats. Foner wrote, "...every election [in Louisiana] between 1868 and 1876 was marked by rampant violence and pervasive fraud".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-Eric_Foner_1989,_p._550-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a> Although the Fusionist-dominated state "returning board," which ruled on vote validity, initially declared John McEnery and his Democratic slate the winners, the board eventually divided, with a faction declaring Republican William P. Kellogg the victor. A Republican federal judge in New Orleans ruled that the Republican-majority legislature be seated.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-5"
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The Colfax massacre, sometimes referred to as the Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the parish seat of Grant Parish. An estimated 62–153 Black men were murdered while surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the Ku Klux Klan. Three White men also died during the confrontation.
After the contested 1872 election for governor of Louisiana and local offices, a group of White men armed with rifles and a small cannon overpowered Black freedmen and state militia occupying the Grant Parish courthouse in Colfax.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-Eric_Foner_p.437-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a> Most of the freedmen were killed after surrendering, and nearly another 50 were killed later that night after being held as prisoners for several hours. Estimates of the number of dead have varied over the years, ranging from 62 to 153; three Whites died but the number of Black victims was difficult to determine because many bodies were thrown into the Red River or removed for burial, possibly at mass graves.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a>
Historian Eric Foner described the massacre as the worst instance of racial violence during Reconstruction.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-Eric_Foner_p.437-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a> In Louisiana, it had the most fatalities of any of the numerous violent events occurring after the disputed gubernatorial contest in 1872 between Republicans and Democrats. Foner wrote, "...every election [in Louisiana] between 1868 and 1876 was marked by rampant violence and pervasive fraud".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-Eric_Foner_1989,_p._550-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a> Although the Fusionist-dominated state "returning board," which ruled on vote validity, initially declared John McEnery and his Democratic slate the winners, the board eventually divided, with a faction declaring Republican William P. Kellogg the victor. A Republican federal judge in New Orleans ruled that the Republican-majority legislature be seated.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_massacre#cite_note-5"
Colfax massacre - Wikipedia
A deadly massacre of the post-slavery era finally gets a suitable memorial
The new memorial lists the names of 57 Black people killed in the Colfax Massacre in 1873.
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Dude acting like he is telling us the secret how to build a space shuttle in the back yard.
I don't get the deep drama that's going on here.
Dude acting like he is telling us the secret how to build a space shuttle in the back yard.
I don't get the deep drama that's going on here.
All his vids are like that. Lol
yep, and I was referring to those inventors that mysteriously die for said interest .....I was referencing the movie...
...Inferring that oil interest would do whatever to retain it's wealth and power. Even at the expense of technological and human development.
They don't have to worry about that anymore.
That division of the FBI probably sits around all day playing poker & spades.
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