Posts Tagged ‘Reconstruction’
The Deadliest Massacre in Reconstruction-Era Louisiana Happened 150 Years Ago
In September 1868, Southern white Democrats hunted down around 200 African-Americans in an effort to suppress voter turnout It is the 150th anniversary of the most notorious massacre in Afro-American history. It took place in Opelousas in the St Landry parish of Louisiana. Following the American Civil War (1861-65) there followed the era of Reconstruction…
Read MoreOverlooked Ida B. Wells – One of the First Black Journalists
I first intended to publish this article from the New York Times on international women’s day about a largely unknown Black journalist. However it is as appropriate now as it was then. I apologise if people find the graphic disturbing however it is important that people understand the nature of racism in the United States until…
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