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Colfax Massacre | When the Government Let the Killers Walk Free

On Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, the town of Colfax, Louisiana, became the site of one of the bloodiest racial massacres in American history. As Reconstruction struggled to take hold after the Civil War, freed Black citizens in Grant Parish tried to exercise their new rights under the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. But white supremacists, many of them Confederate veterans and members of the KKK, had other plans. The Colfax Massacre erupted after a contested election left the courthouse in the hands of Black Republican supporters. Armed white militias attacked, setting fire to the building and brutally murdering over 150 Black men — many after they had surrendered. The atrocity didn't just steal lives; it shattered the fragile hopes of Reconstruction. The U.S. Supreme Court's later ruling in United States v. Cruikshank gutted federal enforcement of civil rights protections, paving the way for a century of Jim Crow laws and unchecked racial violence. This Forgotten History episode explores the lead-up to the massacre, the political chaos that fueled it, the horrifying aftermath, and the disturbing legal rulings that followed. Discover how this event marked the collapse of Reconstruction efforts in the South, the resurgence of white supremacy, and the birth of the "Lost Cause" myth that would dominate Southern narratives for generations. Learn why the Colfax Massacre is considered one of the deadliest instances of racial violence during Reconstruction—and why it still matters today. Written and hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production. #ColfaxMassacre #AmericanHistory ==================================================================== Help support our channel: Forgotten History Merchandise: https://fh-shop.fourthwall.com/ Patreon page:   / forgottenhistorychannel   Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @forgottenhistorychannel   ==================================================================== Thanks for watching. Please subscribe using the link below so we can continue making new content. Your subscription to the channel means a lot to us!    / @forgottenhistorychannel   ==================================================================== About us: Host/Military Historian/Film Consultant/US Army and USMC Veteran - Colin Heaton https://www.heatonlewisbooks.com Screenwriter/Director/Producer/US Marine Corps Veteran - Michael Droberg https://www.michaeldroberg.com https://www.10thlegionpictures.com Email The Forgotten History Team: [email protected] Brand Deal Inquiries: [email protected] Editor - Pablo Kawai [email protected] ==================================================================== Associated channel for sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and film related topics:    / 10thlegionpictures   ==================================================================== -COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1976 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. #forgottenhistorychannel Sources: Foner, Eric (1988). Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 (1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. Goldman, Robert M. (2--1), Reconstruction & Black Suffrage: Losing the Vote in Reese & Cruikshank, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. Hogue, James K., Uncivil War: Five New Orleans Street Battle and the Rise and Fall of Radical Reconstruction, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2006. Keith, Leeanna (2007). The Colfax Massacre: The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, & The Death of Reconstruction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195393088. KKK Hearings, 46th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Report 693. Lane, Charles (2008). The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction. New York: Henry Holt & Company. ISBN 978-1429936781. Lemann, Nicholas. (2006) Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War 1st ed. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Rubin, Richard. (Jul/Aug 2003) "The Colfax Riot", The Atlantic. Taylor, Joe G. (1974) Louisiana Reconstructed, 1863–1877, Baton Rouge. Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, pp. 268–270.