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. A bloodbath ensues, as the militia surrenders and the white supremacists carry out a day-long campaign of terror that came to be known as the Colfax Massacre.
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Article Title
The Colfax Massacre
AuthorHistory.com Editors
Website Name
HISTORY
URL
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colfax-massacre-louisiana
Date
April 12, 2023
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Last Updated
April 5, 2023
Original Published Date
April 5, 2023
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