The Colfax Massacre tells the story of the Easter Sunday 1873 murder of more than one hundred and fifty African Americans by rampaging whites in a remote Louisiana hamlet. The Colfax Massacre marked the most deadly incident of racial violence during the era of Reconstruction, and set in motion the triumph of Ku Klux Klan-style violence and intimidation over federal intervention in local Southern race relations until well into the middle of the next century.
The Colfax Massacre tells the story of the Easter Sunday 1873 murder of more than one hundred and fifty African Americans by rampaging whites in a remote Louisiana hamlet. The Colfax Massacre marked the most deadly incident of racial violence during the era of Reconstruction, and set in motion the triumph of Ku Klux Klan-style violence and intimidation over federal intervention in local Southern race relations until well into the middle of the next century.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LeeAnna Keith teaches history at Collegiate School in New York City. Her historical articles have appeared in The Dictionary of American History and The Encyclopedia of American Foreign Relations. She is co-author, with Sandra Fekete, of Companies Are People, Too.
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Introduction: On Bones and Their Markers Chapter 1: Alabama Fever Chapter 2: The Philosopher Chapter 3: The Fall Chapter 4: Led by a Damned Puppy Chapter 5: A Town Called Fight Chapter 6: Carnival of the Animals Chapter 7: Battle of the Colfax Courthouse Chapter 8: Voyage of the Ozark Chapter 9: Getting Away with Murder Chapter 10: The Legacy of Cruikshank Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction: On Bones and Their Markers Chapter 1: Alabama Fever Chapter 2: The Philosopher Chapter 3: The Fall Chapter 4: Led by a Damned Puppy Chapter 5: A Town Called Fight Chapter 6: Carnival of the Animals Chapter 7: Battle of the Colfax Courthouse Chapter 8: Voyage of the Ozark Chapter 9: Getting Away with Murder Chapter 10: The Legacy of Cruikshank Notes Bibliography Index
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