109: The Colfax Massacre

On Easter Sunday, 1873, a band of Klansmen and Confederate veterans committed one of the most sickening acts of violence of the Reconstruction era. In the Colfax Massacre white supremacists murdered mover 100 people in an attempt to overturn to Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1872, and cement the grip of white supremacy over the South.

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Sources and Further Reading

The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era: Link

The Colfax Massacre (1873): Link

The failure of Reconstruction was a ruthless act of sabotage: Link

What If Reconstruction Hadn’t Failed?: Link

Democracy and the Origins of the American Regulatory State, Chapter 5. The Election of 1868: Link

Enforcing the Fifteenth Amendment, 1870-1877: Link

Enforcing the Enforcement Acts: The Department of Justice in Northern Mississippi, 1870-1890: Link

The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction: Link

The Colfax Massacre: The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, and the Death of Reconstruction: Link

The Colfax Massacre a Forgotten Chapter of Violence: Link

Find a Grave, Colfax Riot Memorial: Link

“The Liberty of the Nation is in Jeopardy”: Views on the Battle of Liberty Place F ty Place From Beyond Dixie: Link