Vicksburg troubles, Vicksburg riot Part of the Reconstruction era
Warren County Courthouse (ca. 1940)
Date
December 7, 1874 – January 5, 1875 (1874-12-07 – 1875-01-05)
Location
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, U.S.
Caused by
Racism
Methods
Shootings
Resulted in
Various killings
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Conflicts of the Reconstruction era
Memphis riots of 1866
New Orleans massacre of 1866
Pulaski riot (1868)
Opelousas massacre (1868)
Barber–Mizell feud
Lowry War
Kirk–Holden war (1870)
Meridian race riot of 1871
Colfax massacre
Brooks–Baxter War
Battle of Liberty Place
Vicksburg massacre (1874–1875)
South Carolina civil disturbances of 1876
Hamburg massacre
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, U.S.. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.[2][3][4] Sheriff Peter Crosby, an African American, was forcibly removed from office, reinstated, and then shot in the head.
^Fedell, Vera Ann (December 16, 2022). "Vicksburg Facts: The bloody steps to the Vicksburg Massacre". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
^Edwards, Josh (May 21, 2015). "Portrait of first black sheriff on display". The Vicksburg Post. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference Kozlowski was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Crosby, Emilye (May 26, 2006). A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi. University of North Carolina Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8078-7681-7.
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