1866

New Orleans | 1866

The New Orleans Massacre of 1866 was a violent conflict that took place in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 30, 1866. The conflict was part of a larger wave of racial violence that swept across the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. At the time, Louisiana was in the midst of a political […]

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Memphis | 1866

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The year 1866 in Memphis, Tennessee, was marked by several significant events that shaped the city and its place in American history. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Memphis was a city in transition, as it was occupied by Union forces, and many of its residents were African American former slaves who were seeking

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