Category: White Terror
Smithsonian Magazine on the St. Landry Parish Massacre Louisiana September 1868
Smithsonian Magazine has an interesting article on the St Landry Massacre of 1868. The article is a good overview of the mass murder of African…
Knights of the White Camelia and the Election of 1868 in Lousiana
I found an interesting article on one of the less well-known white supremacist terrorist organizations, the Knights of the White Camelia. This group was based…
St. Bernard Parish Massacre of Blacks in Louisiana October 25-26, 1868
I am looking at the violence that engulfed Louisiana in the weeks leading up to the November 1868 election. Republican Ulysses S. Grant would triumph…
Louisiana’s Opelousas/St. Landry Massacre of Sept. 1868 The Opening Round of Terror
The Opelousas Massacre of September 1868 was a multi-day event in which scores of African Americans and white Republicans were attacked, beaten, kidnapped, and killed….
“The Murder of Negroes is a Daily Occurrence” Louisiana Political Violence & the Election of 1868
In my research I came across this report from the Louisiana General Assembly on racial and political violence in the state during the lead-up to…
Ben Butler Warns that Delaying Conclusion of the Impeachment Trial Plays Into the Hands of Ku Klux Klan
After Generals Thomas and Sherman testified in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson, the president’s lead counsel Henry Stanbery took ill. The defense requested a…
New Pavilion to Victims of Lynching from 1865 to 1877 Opened in Montgomery, Ala.
The Equal Justice Initiative (EIJ) has attracted a lot of attention over the last several years for its marking of lynching sites throughout the United…
Woodrow Wilson Home in South Carolina to Include Story of Reconstruction and Jim Crow
The Woodrow Wilson Home in Columbia, South Carolina, is reopening after a years-long retoration. The home was once used as a shrine to the late…
Ku Klux Kristmas: The Last Attacks of 1868
1868 was the worst year for Ku Klux violence so far. Christmas-time saw continued attacks, even though the total number declined after the 1868 elections….
When Grant Literally Decapitated Seymour (at least Cartoon Grant did)! Nov. 1868
By the evening of November 3, 1868 it was pretty clear to most informed observers that Ulysses S. Grant had been elected president. If you…
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