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The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot, [1] was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.
Police were called early Saturday to a gas station on Highway 90 and have arrested a suspect. Here’s what we know.
Extremist Democrats in Mississippi, the majority of whom were White, had publicly threatened violence for anyone not voting for them after the Civil War. [9] Crosby was a Republican and was elected as county sheriff in November 1873, and he was to assume the office the following January 1, 1874. [1]
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A Columbia man was charged with first-degree murder and other charges after his wife was found dead in a vehicle that crashed into a building in Hattiesburg.
The man who allegedly sexually assaulted, fatally shot and set on fire and an elderly woman in Scott County Saturday is still on the run after being seen robbing a Subway in Woodville Monday.
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The shooting occurred Sunday just after midnight at the Oasis club in West Point. A woman, identified as Taleese Chandler, 20, died, and at least 12 people were injured, the Clay County Sheriff ...