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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.
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The Magnolias, Vicksburg. The South Cherry Street Historic District contains 186 contributing properties and 32 non-contributing properties. [3] Fourteen of the contributing properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including Carr Junior High School, the Feld Home (two buildings), the Craig–Flowers House (three buildings), Fannie–Willis Johnson Home (two buildings ...
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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]
Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve ...
Alexis Menjivar was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the shooting death of 17-year-old Johan Sarmiento-Peralta. Alleged MS-13 gang member sentenced to 25 years for fatal shooting of Kansas City ...
Formed in 1862, the regiment was sent to defend the strategic points of Vicksburg and Port Hudson along the Mississippi River. After the surrender of Confederate forces at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the various companies of the 1st Light Artillery were dispersed and saw action across the Western theater of the American Civil War , although they ...