What the records say
- When
- 13 Apr 1873
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 31.52° N, 92.71° W
- Description
- armed confrontation between Republicans and Democrats in Colfax, Louisiana
Colfax massacre
1873 murder of black men by white militia in Colfax, Louisiana
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. Between 62 and 153 black men were murdered while surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the Ku Klux Klan.
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