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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.
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]
Vicksburg Sentinel: Vicksburg, Mississippi: The Vicksburg Sentinel was a Democratic paper and Ryan was killed by his rival Whig counterpart in a duel on their second fight. [14] September 15, 1848: John Jenkins: Vicksburg Sentinel: Vicksburg, Mississippi: Killed in a fight with an attorney after the two had a previous altercation. [13] June 22 ...
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.
Police arrested a man and charged him with first-degree murder after one person died and another was injured in a shooting early Saturday in Waveland, police said. Police were called at 1:33 a.m ...
The Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as four or more people shot in one incident (not including the shooter), reports more than 14,000 people killed and over 29,000 injured in 2017.
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