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The Camilla massacre took place in Camilla, Georgia, on Saturday, September 19, 1868.African Americans had been given the right to vote in Georgia's 1868 state constitution, which had passed in April, and in the months that followed, whites across the state used violence to combat their newfound political strength, often through the newly founded Ku Klux Klan.
At the beginning of Reconstruction, Georgia had over 460,000 freedmen. [1] In January 1865, in Savannah, William T. Sherman issued Special Field Orders, No. 15, authorizing federal authorities to confiscate abandoned plantation lands in the Sea Islands, whose owners had fled with the advance of his army, and redistribute them to former slaves.
The "Expelled Because of Their Color" monument is located near the Capitol Avenue entrance of the Georgia State Capitol. It was dedicated to the 33 original African-American Georgia legislators who were elected during the Reconstruction period. In the first election (1868) after the Civil war, blacks were allowed to vote.
Freedmen's Bureau agents reported 336 cases of murder or assault with intent to kill perpetrated against freedmen across the state from January 1 through November 15, 1868. [62] In 1868, under Reconstruction, Georgia became the first state in the South to implement the convict lease system. It generated revenue for the state by leasing out the ...
Rufus Brown Bullock (March 28, 1834 – April 27, 1907) was an American politician and businessman from Georgia. A Republican, he served as the state's governor during the Reconstruction Era. He called for equal economic opportunity [2] and political rights for blacks and whites in Georgia. He also promoted public education for both, and ...
Charles Jones Jenkins (January 6, 1805 – June 14, 1883) was an American politician from Georgia. A Democrat, Jenkins served as Attorney General of Georgia from 1831 to 1834. He then went on to serve as Governor of Georgia from December 14, 1865 to January 13, 1868.
Deadly Georgia dock collapse: Incident blamed on unknown 'catastrophic failure' Festivalgoer stunned by tragedy Jamie Arkins of Savannah made her first visit to Sapelo on Saturday for the festival.
Joseph Adkins (February 5, 1815 – May 10, 1869) was a minister and state senator in Georgia during the Reconstruction Era after the American Civil War. He was a Republican [1] who represented Warren County, Georgia. [citation needed] He supported civil rights for African Americans and reported racially motivated violence by the Ku Klux Klan.