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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.
Vicksburg was strategically vital to the Confederates. Jefferson Davis said, "Vicksburg is the nail head that holds the South's two halves together." [4] While in their hands, it blocked Union navigation down the Mississippi; together with control of the mouth of the Red River and of Port Hudson to the south, it allowed communication with the states west of the river, upon which the ...
The makeup of the vanguard of a 15th century Burgundian army is a typical example. This consisted of: A contingent of foreriders, from whom a forward detachment of scouts was drawn; The main body of the vanguard, accompanied by civil officials and trumpeters to carry messages and summon enemy towns and castles to surrender; and
Pages in category "Riots and civil disorder in Mississippi" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Paul Leslie Guihard (1931 – 30 September 1962) was a French-British journalist for Agence France-Presse.He was murdered in the 1962 riot at the University of Mississippi while covering the events surrounding James Meredith's attempts to enroll at the all-white university.
The Battle of Champion Hill (aka Champion's Hill) [3] of May 16, 1863, was the pivotal battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War (1861–1865). Union Army commander Major General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Tennessee pursued the retreating Confederate States Army under Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton and defeated it twenty miles to the east of Vicksburg ...
State of Mississippi roadside marker denoting the location where the 1964 murders of American civil rights workers Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner took place. A stone memorial at the Mt. Nebo Baptist Church commemorates the three civil rights activists. [65] Several Mississippi State Historical Markers have been erected relating to this incident:
Education segregation in Mississippi (2 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Anti-black racism in Mississippi" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.