On April 12, 2023 Reconstruction Era National Park is offering a Ranger Talk on the Colfax Massacre of 1873. Here is the National Park Service description of this free event:
On Easter Sunday 1873 over 100 African Americans were murdered by white supremacists near Colfax, Louisiana. This massacre of Black citizens and voters was among the most devastating acts of terrorism to take place during Reconstruction, though the contested memory of what white community members called a “riot” has, until recently, been hotly debated since. Join a park ranger for an evening program which explores the history of the Colfax Massacre and the changing memorialization of this event 160 years later.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: The Second Founding of America Learning Center at 913 West Street, Beaufort SC
CONTACT INFORMATION
Christopher Barr
843-441-3156
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Please send information on this event. We have studied and visited Colfax in the past, and would like to attend if possible.
Thank you.
George Patterson