10 Facts About Colfax massacre

Colfax massacre, sometimes referred to by the euphemism Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13,1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the parish seat of Grant Parish.

Colfax massacre quickly became active among local blacks in the Republican Party.

Colfax massacre's forces held those buildings for three days before retreating before Federal troops arrived.

Colfax massacre wrote to Governor Kellogg seeking US troops for reinforcement and gave the letter to William Smith Calhoun for delivery.

Colfax massacre was shot by Cruikshank but managed to crawl away unnoticed.

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Colfax massacre later served as one of the Federal government's chief witnesses against those who were indicted for the attacks.

Bloodiest single instance of racial carnage in the Reconstruction era, the Colfax massacre taught many lessons, including the lengths to which some opponents of Reconstruction would go to regain their accustomed authority.

The massacre in Colfax gained headlines of national newspapers from Boston to Chicago.

Colfax massacre is among the events of Reconstruction and late 19th-century history which have received new national attention in the early 21st century, much as the 1923 massacre in Rosewood, Florida did near the end of the 20th century.

In 2007 the Red River Heritage Association, Inc was formed as a group intending to establish a museum in Colfax massacre for collecting materials and interpreting the history of Reconstruction in Louisiana and especially the Red River area.