On Easter Sunday in Grant Parish, Louisiana, a violent white supremacist mob attacked and killed more than 60 Black men during a dispute over local political control. Known as the Colfax Massacre, it is one of the deadliest incidents of racial and political violence during Reconstruction. Although federal charges were brought, the U.S. Supreme Court later overturned the convictions in United States v. Cruikshank, severely weakening federal protections for African Americans and emboldening white supremacist groups across the South.
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