Useful Links
The 1873 Colfax Massacre Crippled the Reconstruction Era
One of the worst incidents of racial violence after the Civil War set the stage for segregation
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1873-colfax-massacre-crippled-reconstruction-180958746/
Description of the Massacre
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/colfax-massacre-1873/
In 1873 white Louisianians responded to Reconstruction policies with violence, resulting in the Colfax Massacre.
https://64parishes.org/entry/colfax-massacre
United States v. Cruikshank
https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/united-states-v-cruikshank/
Two strangers whose great ancestors were on opposite sides of the racially-charged Colfax Massacre 150 years ago have formed an unexpected friendship as they try to set the record straight. The first step was removing a monument that Louisiana officials agreed mischaracterized the violence as a riot.
https://heartoflouisiana.com/colfax-massacre/
One of the worst incidents of racial violence after the Civil War set the stage for segregation
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1873-colfax-massacre-crippled-reconstruction-180958746/
Description of the Massacre
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/colfax-massacre-1873/
In 1873 white Louisianians responded to Reconstruction policies with violence, resulting in the Colfax Massacre.
https://64parishes.org/entry/colfax-massacre
United States v. Cruikshank
https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/united-states-v-cruikshank/
Two strangers whose great ancestors were on opposite sides of the racially-charged Colfax Massacre 150 years ago have formed an unexpected friendship as they try to set the record straight. The first step was removing a monument that Louisiana officials agreed mischaracterized the violence as a riot.
https://heartoflouisiana.com/colfax-massacre/
Primary Sources
Colfax Massacre Reports
Includes questions and two primary sources
https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/colfax-massacre-reports/
Secondary Sources
Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice
This young adult book provides students with the history of the 1873 massacre of unarmed African Americans in Colfax, Louisiana and the subsequent Supreme Court Case
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/unpunished-murder
The Colfax Massacre a Forgotten Chapter of Violence- Liberated Arts: A Journal for Undergraduate Research
https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/lajur/article/download/7273/5952/13209
Book: The Colfax Massacre: The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, and the Death of Reconstruction
https://www.amazon.com/Colfax-Massacre-Untold-Terror-Reconstruction/dp/0195393082
This young adult book provides students with the history of the 1873 massacre of unarmed African Americans in Colfax, Louisiana and the subsequent Supreme Court Case
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/unpunished-murder
The Colfax Massacre a Forgotten Chapter of Violence- Liberated Arts: A Journal for Undergraduate Research
https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/lajur/article/download/7273/5952/13209
Book: The Colfax Massacre: The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, and the Death of Reconstruction
https://www.amazon.com/Colfax-Massacre-Untold-Terror-Reconstruction/dp/0195393082