What the records say
- When
- 7 Dec 1874 – 5 Jan 1875
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 32.35° N, 90.88° W
- Description
- racial violence event December 7, 1874 –January 5, 1875, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Vicksburg massacre
Anti-black racial massacre in Mississippi, US
The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot, was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence. Sheriff Peter Crosby, an African American, was forcibly removed from office, reinstated, and then shot in the head.
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