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A Civil War Battle in History and Memory

The Civil War battle of Milliken's Bend, showing African-American soldiers holding their ground against a Confederate attack, as imagined by an artist from Harper's Weekly, published July 4, 1863.
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Outrages and Murders, Louisiana, 1868

Milliken's Bend Posted on April 2, 2017 by Milliken's BendApril 2, 2017

Freedom for the slaves was short-lived. Hundreds of whites in Louisiana would see to that. Just as assertively, former slaves continued to fight for justice and secure their hard-won rights, often losing their lives in the struggle. Racial violence was more »

Posted in African Americans, Politics, Primary sources, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged Caddo Parish, freedmen, Freedmen's Bureau, Louisiana, lynching, Madison Parish, race relations, Shreveport, violence, voting | Leave a reply

Book review: Rough Justice

Milliken's Bend Posted on October 15, 2014 by Milliken's BendOctober 15, 2014

Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947 by Michael J. Pfeifer is an excellent work of both breadth and depth. Breadth, in that that he covers a wide span of time, more than 50 years – and a variety of geographic more »

Posted in African Americans, Book Reviews, Milliken's Bend, Politics, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged California, Iowa, Louisiana, lynching, New York state, violence, Washington state, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Leave a reply

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