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The Colfax Massacre. Another Time of Bloody Violence During Reconstruction.
The Colfax Massacre of 1873 was a violent incident in Colfax, Louisiana, where an estimated 150 to 300 African Americans were killed. The incident occurred [more…]
The rise of reactionaries in the wake of the 1918 flu pandemic in Washington
Emergent movements, including a resurgence of the KKK, led to more anti-immigration policy, eugenics laws, religious fundamentalism and conservative leadership. By Knute Berger, Crosscut Published: [more…]
THE BACK STORY: HOW THE BROWN PAPER BAG CARRIED “THE COLOR COMPLEX” FROM SLAVERY FORWARD
POSTED BY BLACKTHEN – APRIL 29, 2021 An actual test, along with the so-called ruler test in common use in the the early 1900s among [more…]
Inside The Little-Known History Of America’s Sundown Towns — Which Banned Black People After Dark
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | Checked By Jaclyn AnglisPublished September 21, 2021 For much of the 20th century, thousands of all-white American towns forbade Black people [more…]
