Category: White Terror
Camilla Massacre Marker Finally Goes Up in Albany, Georgia
The September 19, 1868 Camilla Massacre was one of the bloodiest in Reconstruction Georgia. Freedpeople marching in a political demonstration were attacked by whites near…
Boston Symphony Orchestra to Perform Passion of Octavius Catto About Reconstruction Black Leader
According to Broadway World, conductor André Raphel will lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra on March 3, 4 and 5, 2023 performing a piece about a…
Virginia Bar Association President (1903) Explains Why 15th Amendment Grant of Black Voting Rights Was a Mistake
We know that the 15th Amendment giving non-white men the right to vote was ratified in 1870. We also know that various state laws and…
Podcast on William Walker’s Attempt in 1860 to Spread American Slave System to Central America and Mexico
The podcast company Wondery has a series on the American “Filibuster” William Walker. Walker used terrorism and war to make himself “president” of Nicaragua right…
Preview of New Will Smith Film Emancipation “Inspired” by Story of “Gordon”: From Tortured Slave to Freedom Fighter
Will Smith’s new film Emancipation will be released on December 2, 2022. The film is based on the story of “Gordon,” an enslaved African American…
New Historical Marker to Be Erected at Site of Georgia’s 1868 Camilla Massacre
The Georgia Historical Society just approved a new state historical marker on the site of the 1868 Camilla Massacre. According to the news coverage of…
Trial Set for Civil War Reenactor Accused of Planting Cedar Creek Pipe Bomb
The discovery of a pipe bomb at a reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Cedar Creek in October 2017 was initially blamed on “Antifa,”…
Podcast: Kidada Williams on the History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction
Chris Hayes of MSNBC interviewed Professor Kidada E. Williams about her new book “I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the…
October 17, 1871 Pres. Grant Suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Part of South Carolina
On October 17, 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant suspended Habeas Corpus in nine counties in South Carolina. Over the previous year the Ku Klux Klan…
1873 Colfax Massacre Subject of New Public Broadcasting Film
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded it largest grant in a newly announced set of funds to a new feature-length documentary called The Colfax…
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