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Louisiana Senator John Slidell Explains Why His State Seceded from the Union in His Farewell Address

Senator John Slidell announced his resignation from the Senate on February 4, 1861 after his state, Louisiana, issued a declaration that it was seceding from…

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New Orleans Lusher Charter School Changes Name to Get Rid of Association With Reconstruction Segregationist

The Lusher Charter School in New Orleans has been renamed the Willow School because the man after whom it was originally named was an architect…

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Posted in Movies White Terror

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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Georgetown University Slave Sale Focus of New Exhibit in Louisiana Where the Slaves Were Sent

Many of you know that five years ago Georgetown University formally apologized to the descendants of slaves held by the Jesuit order who were sold…

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Watch Video on How “Slave Burial Grounds” Are Rediscovered in Louisiana

The New York Times has a fascinating ten minute video on how 150 year old maps and modern satellite imagery are being used to find…

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Posted in African Americans Emancipation & Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan Suffrage White Supremacy White Terror

How Terror Succeeded in Louisiana: Racial Violence and the Election of 1868 in One State

One of the few bright spots for Democrats in the 1868 Presidential Election was the State of Louisiana. 71% of votes tallied were for the…

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“A fixed predetermination on the part of…the white people…to resist…impartial suffrage” Louisiana 1868

When the Louisiana legislature investigated racial terrorism in 1868 during the elections that year, it issued a detailed report on what it found. The first…

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The Secrets of the Knights of the White Camellia-White Terror in Louisiana 1868-1869

In 1869 a report on white supremacist terrorism connected to the Election of 1868 was published by a Joint Committee of the Louisiana Legislature. Entitled Supplemental…

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Book Review-The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields by C. Dier

The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields by C. Dier published by History Press (2017) 147 pages Harcover $23.99, Paperback $20.16, Kindle…

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Posted in Ku Klux Klan Monuments White Supremacy White Supremacy Apologetics White Terror

The White League Monument at Liberty Place in New Orleans

On September 13, 1891 the New Orleans newspapers announced that the following day there was to be a celebration on Canal Street on the anniversary…

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