The Clinton Massacre took place on September 4, 1875, in Clinton, Mississippi. It was a violent event that occurred during the Reconstruction era, when tensions were high between white Democrats and Black citizens, particularly over political and voting rights.

The massacre occurred after a group of African American men, many of whom were registered voters, attempted to participate in the state elections. Armed white supremacists, including former Confederate soldiers, attacked the Black community in Clinton, killing around 20 to 30 Black men and injuring many more. The attack was part of a broader campaign of violence by white Democrats across Mississippi and other Southern states to suppress Black voting and reassert white control following the Civil War.

The Clinton Massacre is one of the many tragic events during Reconstruction where Black communities were targeted to intimidate and disenfranchise them politically and socially.