Andrew J. Gilmer

Vicksburg Massacre: White League Kills 150-300 Black Citizens, Overthrows Sheriff

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An estimated 150-300 Black citizens and two white citizens are killed during the Vicksburg massacre, a coordinated campaign of white supremacist violence that begins on December 7, 1874, and continues until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The massacre follows the forced …

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