Grant Parish Troubles: Statement of a Citizen - Grant Parish Troubles: Statement of a Citizen

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Title
Grant Parish Troubles: Statement of a Citizen
Creator
Chester, A.
Date Published
1873-04-26
Publisher
Ouachita Telegraph.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Race riots
African Americans
Riot control
Riots
Homicides
Massacres
Atrocities
Location
Colfax (La.)
Grant Parish (La.)
Rapides Parish (La.)
Description
Text, April 26, 1873. Grant Parish Troubles. Statement of a Citizen. Description of race riots in Colfax Louisiana between Grant and Rapides Parishes. Details includes number of dead for black and white citizens and the reaction of black citizens against members of their race unwilling to participate. "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 produced dual governments at all levels of politics in Louisiana. Fearful that local Democrats would seize power, former slaves under the command of black Civil War veterans and militia officers took over Colfax, the seat of Grant Parish, and a massacre ensued, including the slaughter of about fifty African Americans who had laid down their arms and surrendered."--Louisiana State Museum.
Note
Source: Ouachita Telegraph (Monroe, La.). April 26, 1873. Page 4. Column 1.
Type of Resource
still image
Media Type
jp2
Language Code
en
Source
State Library of Louisiana (http://www.state.lib.la.us)
Digital Collection
Louisiana Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Physical Location
State Library of Louisiana
Contact Information
For information or permission to use/publish, contact: LAColl@state.lib.la.us
Rights
Physical rights are retained by the State Library of Louisiana. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
Object File Name
wp003692
Digital Reproduction Information
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