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On May 1, 1866, a large group of black soldiers, women, and children gathered in a public space, forming an impromptu street party. [31] The group coalesced around South Street, and some of those present began shouting and discharging firearms. [32] At about 4 pm, City Recorder John Creighton ordered four police officers to break up the group.
Image credits: Electrical-Aspect-13 We were curious to know how photography has evolved throughout history. "The norms of photographic portraiture stem from Victorian times when photography began.
Shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, a crowd of roughly 300 protesters walked up the Front Street ramp and onto the Hernando de Soto bridge. The protest was organized by Memphis Voices for Palestine and ...
That afternoon, April 30, a fight broke out between white police officers and Black soldiers. The fight split up but rumors spread quickly and that night, drunk Black soldiers fired pistols in the sky. The day of the riot, May 1, 1865, a group of Black people including women and children were standing in the street, having a sort of street ...
According to Memphis legend, Confederate cavalrymen rode into the lobby of the luxurious Gayoso House seeking US army officers. [6] A street in Memphis is named "General Washburn's Escape Alley" in commemoration of the ordeal. [7] The attack on Irving Block Prison also failed when Union troops stalled the main body at the State Female College.
The Mississippi River, Hernando de Soto Bridge and the Memphis skyline are seen from the roof of the Sterick Building during a tour of the building in Downtown Memphis, on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
The Appeal Artillery was organized at Memphis, Tennessee, on March 7, 1862, under the command of Captain William C. Bryan.Many of the original members came from Ouachita County, Arkansas, but apparently ten members, half the employees, of the staff of the Appeal newspaper (the Commercial Appeal today), joined the battery. [3]
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