Colfax Massacre

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:murder
gptkbp:aftermath led to Supreme Court case limiting federal enforcement of civil rights
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Colfax_Riot
gptkbp:cause disputed 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election
gptkbp:commemoratedBy April 13
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date April 13, 1873
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colfax Massacre
gptkbp:impact intimidation of Black voters in the South
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colfax,_Louisiana
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Colfax_Massacre_Memorial_Marker
gptkbp:notablePerformer members of the White League
gptkbp:notableVictim African American militia members
gptkbp:perpetrator white supremacists
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:United_States_v._Cruikshank
gptkbp:result Republican control of local government ended
gptkbp:significance one of the worst incidents of racial violence during Reconstruction
gptkbp:victim approximately 150
African American freedmen
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4