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Milliken's Bend

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

Free State of Jones – movie review

Milliken's Bend Posted on July 17, 2016 by Milliken's BendJuly 17, 2016

Life, war, and survival during this era was extremely brutal and cruel. The film Free State of Jones is not for the squeamish. One of the first things that strikes you about this film is its intense brutality. And that’s more »

Posted in Civil War, Civilians, Reconstruction, Related works, Slavery | Tagged Free State of Jones, Mississippi, movie review, movies, race relations | Leave a reply

Black freedom curtailed – Summer 1865

Milliken's Bend Posted on September 11, 2015 by Milliken's BendSeptember 11, 2015

It didn’t take long after the end of the Civil War for the white leaders of Monroe, Louisiana, to enact repressive measures against blacks in their midst. Just two months after Lee surrendered at Appomattox, blacks were faced with the more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Civilians, Politics, Primary sources, Reconstruction, Related works | Tagged laws, Louisiana, Monroe, plantations, race relations | Leave a reply

Book Review: Defining Moments by Clark

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 15, 2015 by Milliken's BendMay 15, 2015

Defining Moments: African American Commemoration and Political Culture in the South, 1863-1913 explores the efforts and insistence of African Americans to place emancipation and the end of slavery at the center of Civil War commemorative activities over the course of more »

Posted in African Americans, Black history, Book Reviews, Civilians, Emancipation, Politics, Related works, Slavery | Tagged books, celebrations, commemoration, Emancipation Day, race relations | 2 Replies

10th Illinois Cavalry at war with Isaac Shepard

Milliken's Bend Posted on May 30, 2013 by Milliken's BendMarch 3, 2014

The men in the camp of the 10th Illinois Cavalry were in an uproar. Pvt. John O’Brien was being held in the nearby camp of the 1st Mississippi Infantry, African Descent, (a Union unit despite its name). Col. Isaac F. more »

Posted in African Americans, Civil War, Milliken's Bend, Union | Tagged 10th Illinois Cavalry, 1st Mississippi Infantry African Descent, 51st U.S. Colored Infantry, Isaac F. Shepard, race relations, USCT, violence | Leave a reply

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