USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Colfax massacre, referred to sometimes as the Colfax riot, occurred on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, the parish seat of Grant Parish. An estimated 62–153 black militia men were murdered while surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the Ku Klux Klan.

Detailed explanation-2: -On April 13, 1873-Easter Sunday-a mob of hundreds of white men killed an estimated 150 Black people while attacking the Grant Parish courthouse in Colfax, Louisiana. Many of the Black victims were murdered in cold blood after surrendering. Only three white men died.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Colfax Massacre a group of white people attacked and killed a group of African Americans. The violence arose over a power struggle between white Southern Democrats and white Republicans and their Black supporters. The massacre took place in Colfax, Louisiana, on April 13, 1873.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Colfax Massacre occurred on April 13, 1873. The battle-turned-massacre took place in the small town of Colfax, Louisiana as a clash between blacks and whites. Three whites and an estimated 150 blacks died in the conflict.