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The Memphis Massacre of 1866: A Race Riot Pits Immigrants Against Freed Slaves

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: August 9, 2019  3 Comments on The Memphis Massacre of 1866: A Race Riot Pits Immigrants Against Freed Slaves

John C. Creighton had emerged as an important figure in Irish American politics in Memphis in 1866. He was elected recorder for the city and…

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Prelude to a Reconstruction Riot: Irish and Blacks in Memphis in 1866

 Author: Patrick Young  Published Date: August 8, 2019

Immigrants lived in much of the United States at the start of the Civil War, but their numbers were not evenly distributed. Roughly 90% of…

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