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The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-5036-1. OCLC 71812706. Smith, Tom (2007). The Crescent City Lynchings: The Murder of Chief Hennessy, the New Orleans "Mafia" Trials, and the Parish Prison Mob. Guilford, CT.
This is a list of properties and districts in Louisiana that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are listings in each of Louisiana's 64 parishes . The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of ...
Pages in category "Lynching deaths in Louisiana" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1] There are 42 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 20, 2024.
Italians have had a presence in the New Orleans area since the explorations of the Europeans. [2] Many Sicilians immigrated to New Orleans in the 19th century, traveling on the Palermo-New Orleans route by ship. [3] [4] The number of Italians who immigrated in the late 19th century greatly exceeded those who had come before the American Civil ...
The largest mass-lynching in American history was the mass-lynching of eleven Italians in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1891. The city had been the destination for numerous Italian immigrants. [11] [12] Nineteen Italians who were thought to have assassinated police chief David Hennessy were arrested and held in the Parish Prison. Nine were tried ...
Taken from the city jail by a mob and burned alive. [245] Gorman, Jim and Walters, J.P. Basin, Wyoming: Big Horn: Wyoming: July 19, 1903: each accused of a murder: Deputy Sheriff C. E. Pierce was killed by mob, who then shot the prisoners [246] [247] Steers, Jennie: Adult: African American: rural area near Shreveport: Caddo: Louisiana: July 25 ...
The city developed through the early 20th century and had a growing population, as people came in from rural areas to work in the lumber mills and timber processing. Because it was the center of a major agricultural area, Tallulah became the site of the Louisiana Delta Fair, held annually in October through the first half of the 20th century.