Colfax massacre event
also: Colfax killings, Colfax riot, Colfax Riot, Massacre, the Colfax Riot, the event of 1873
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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.…”
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Eric Foner linked_to
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“Historian Eric Foner describes the massacre as the worst instance of racial violence during Reconstruction.…”
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United States v. Cruikshank linked_to
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“Federal prosecution and conviction of a few perpetrators at Colfax by the Enforcement Acts was appealed to the Supreme Court. In a major case, the court ruled in United States v. Cruikshank (1876)...…”
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Edward Ford Nash carried_out_attack
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“Nash commanded more than 300 armed White men... He moved his forces toward the courthouse... After they left, the shooting began.…”
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