The Colfax massacre, sometimes referred to as the Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the parish seat of Grant Parish. An estimated 62–153 Black …

Apr 13, 2023 · During that time, thousands of African Americans were killed by domestic terrorists like the Ku Klux Klan who tried to reinforce antebellum policies of white supremacy. For many …

Apr 5, 2023 · An armed group of white supremacists attacks a courthouse guarded by a mostly-Black militia in the town of Colfax, Louisiana on April 13, 1873.

Mar 27, 2025 · Colfax massacre, murder of some 150 African American militia members who were attempting to surrender to a white militia on April 13, 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana. Like the …

Apr 7, 2011 · The Colfax Massacre occurred on April 13, 1873. The battle-turned-massacre took place in the small town of Colfax, Louisiana as a clash between blacks and whites. Three …

Sep 17, 2024 · After the contested 1872 election for governor of Louisiana, a group of white men (most members of the Ku Klux Klan and/or former Confederate soldiers) armed with rifles and …

Nov 24, 2021 · Two strangers whose great ancestors were on opposite sides of the racially-charged Colfax Massacre 150 years ago have formed an unexpected friendship as they try to …

Jan 19, 2023 · On Easter Sunday 1873, between 62 and 153 Black men were murdered by KKK members and former Confederates in Colfax, Louisiana following the 1872 election. For …

Jul 1, 2003 · The Colfax Riot was the bloodiest single instance of racial violence in the Reconstruction era in all of the United States. Disputes over the 1872 election results had …

Sep 13, 2023 · The all-white Colfax High School named its school newspaper "The Colfax Riot" as if the murder of African American soldiers were a joke (Tow Talk, Alexandria, November …