Colfax massacre
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The Colfax Massacre or Colfax Riot occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the seat of Grant Parish. In the wake of a contested election for Governor and local offices, whites armed with rifles and a small cannon overpowered freedmen and state militia trying to control the parish courthouse. White Republican officeholders were not attacked. Most of the freedmen were killed after they surrendered, and nearly 50 were killed later that night after being held as prisoners for several hours. Estimates of the number of dead varied. A military report to Congress in 1875 ident...
The Colfax Massacre or Colfax Riot occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the seat of Grant Parish. In the wake of a contested election for Governor and local offices, whites armed with rifles and a small cannon overpowered freedmen and state militia trying to control the parish courthouse. White Republican officeholders were not attacked. Most of the freedmen were killed after they surrendered, and nearly 50 were killed later that night after being held as prisoners for several hours. Estimates of the number of dead varied. A military report to Congress in 1875 identified the deaths of three white men and 105 black men by name, and also noted that 15-20 bodies of unidentified black men were recovered from the Red River. A state historical marker from 1950 noted fatalities as three whites and 150 blacks. The attack had the most fatalities of violent events following the disputed contest in 1872 between Republicans and Democrats for the Louisiana Governor's office, in which both candidates claimed victory.
