Category: White Terror
The White League Arms for Battle as Its Coup Draws Near
In September 1874 the City of New Orleans and nearby parishes saw the signs of an approaching military conflict. Street battles would not begin until…
White League Makes an “earnest effort to re-establish a white man’s government” 1874
The Louisiana White league was nothing if not earnest in its effort to “re-establish a white man’s government” in Louisiana in 1874. Mixing the tools…
Say Her Name: Julia Hayden, Black Teacher/White Death
Julia Hayden was a seventeen year old set to the exciting task of beginning her career as a teacher of young Black children in Tennessee….
“The Whites Must Rule the Land or Die” Poetry of the White League
The White League dominated the conversation on race in Louisiana in the mid-1870s. Their newspaper, the Opelousas Courier, provides us with access to the politics…
“The Courier passes into the hands of the White League” Louisiana 1874
In May of 1874 the Opelousas Courier newspaper fell under the control of the White League. The newspaper, whose first issues came out long before…
Irish World Cartoon: White League “Leave the Negro Alone” Deep Dive
The Irish World, the most popular Irish immigrant newspaper in late 19th Century America, took a firm stand against white supremacist violence during Reconstruction. I…
The Louisiana White League Formed July 1874
The White League was officially organized on July 1, 1874. It served as a combination radical white supremacist political organization and a militia successor to…
The Irish World Condemns the Creation of the White League in Louisiana 1875
In 1875 The Irish World published an editorial condemning the organization of the White League in Louisiana. The White League pledged to do openly what…
Confederate Veteran Says that End “of Slavery Is…Abolition of Labor” in July 1865
Alcibiade DeBlanc was an officer in the Confederate army during the Civil War. At the end of the conflict he became a leading spokesman for…
Profiles in Courage, Adelbert Ames, JFK and Reconstruction Racism
Today’s New Yorker has an article by Nicholas Lemann on persistent questions he has about John F. Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize winning book Profiles in Courage….