1868

St. Bernard Parish | 1868

The St. Bernard Parish massacre occurred on April 13, 1868, in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, during the Reconstruction era. A group of white supremacists attacked a political gathering of African Americans, killing around 35 people and injuring many more. The gathering was held by black and white Republicans to organize support for a local candidate. […]

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Opelousas | 1868

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The Opelousas Massacre was a violent conflict that took place on September 28, 1868 in Opelousas, Louisiana. The conflict was part of a broader 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 and social transition, as

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