The Colfax Massacre was one of the bloodiest instances of violence against Black citizens in the U.S. It was one of many during the Reconstruction period and had a long-reaching impact. BACKGROUND Today Colfax, Louisiana is a small town of around 1,500 with a population of close to 70-percent Black. In 1870, it was a […]
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