James agee did it masterfully in his book let us now praise famous men. Colfax white pages phone books in california ca whitepages. Id have to say that red river along with lalita tademys first book cane river is historical fiction at its finest. On easter sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of colfax, louisiana, more than.
Jan 10, 2018 the colfax massacre took place on easter sunday 1873, when a force of about 150 heavily armed whites assaulted an equal number of blacks, many of them militia members, holed up in the courthouse. Red river is the continuing story of the tademy family and their road from slave life to freedom. On easter sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of colfax, louisiana, more than 150 members of an allblack republican militia, defending the towns courthouse, were slain by an armed force of rampaging white supremacists. Jan 09, 2007 but in the space of a day, angry whites would take back colfax in one of the deadliest incidents of racial violence in southern history. Disputes over the 1872 election results had produced dual governments at all levels of politics in louisiana. Jim crow, and how even in the north the cause of the freed blacks was pushed aside. What we talk about when we talk about confederate monuments. In the bitter aftermath, the tademys and the smiths will have to deal with the wreckage, push on, and build a better life.
The title of this book is red river and it was written by lalita tademy. What happened that day in the small southern town of colfax, louisiana, was called the colfax riot. Colfax phone book and colfax phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in colfax easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in colfax. Historians know this tragedy as the colfax massacre, though in the aftermath, even today, some whites refer to it as the colfax riot in order to lay blame at the feet of those who, lifeless, could.
The colfax massacre took place on easter sunday 1873, when a force of about 150 heavily armed whites assaulted an equal number of blacks, many of them militia members, holed up in the courthouse. But in the space of a day, angry whites would take back colfax in one of the deadliest incidents of racial violence in southern history. Now, lalita tademy follows up the success of her debut cane river with a book, if one can imagine, that is even better. Colfax is part of the alexandria, louisiana metropolitan area. Jan 28, 2008 if there was a single historical moment that effectively killed reconstruction and erased the gains blacks had made since the civil war, it was the day of the colfax massacre. Colfax riot easter sunday, april 12, 1873 the colfax massacre 1873 on april, 1873, violence erupted in colfax, louisiana. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and.
Weaving together history and the story of her own family, lalita tademy, author of the acclaimed new york times bestseller cane river, has. Colfax main street is a nonprofit focused on downtown revitalization through historic preservation. Red river by lalita tademy is a must read for all americans, for we take for granted our right to vote. The colfax riot was the bloodiest single instance of racial violence in the reconstruction era in all of the united states. In 1951 the state of louisiana department of commerce and industry dedicated a marker outside the courthouse which read. The colfax massacre, or colfax riot, occurred on easter sunday, april, 1873, in colfax.
On easter sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of colfax, louisiana, more than 150 members of an allblack republican militia, defending the towns courthouse, were slain by. On this site occurred the colfax riot in which three white men and 150 negroes were slain. Nov 25, 20 on this site occurred the colfax riot, in which three white men and 150 negroes were slain. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. But it was something far more devastatingweaving together history and the story of her own family, lalita tademy, author of the acclaimed new york times bestseller cane river, has written an epic work of fiction. Colfax massacre photo picture in colfax, grant parish, louisiana the louisiana murdersgathering the dead and wounded illustration published in harpers weekly may 10, 1873, page 397 after the colfax massacre in colfax on april, 1873. This site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to assist with navigation and your ability to provide feedback, analyze your use of our products and services, assist with our promotional and marketing efforts, and provide content from third parties.
I found nothing about the colfax riot in any number of encyclopedias, and at the time only one reference to the event on the entire internetthree sentences on a site maintained by the louisiana. The colfax massacre, the supreme court, and the betrayal of reconstruction ebook. In light of the confederate monument controversy i am posting a part of one of my book drafts regarding the colfax massacre. Violence sometimes erupted when both parties claimed victory in an election. The untold story of black power, white terror, and the. Tademy interweaves her own family history with fiction and wellresearched facts in order to tell the story of what is commonly known in the postcivil war reconstruction history as the colfax riot of 1873. Colfax is a town in, and the parish seat of, grant parish, louisiana, united states, founded in 1869.
Tademy successfully tells the heartbreaking story of the colfax riot, which was not a riot at all but a massacre. But it was something far more devastating weaving together history and the story of her own family, lalita tademy, author of the acclaimed new york times bestseller cane river, has written an epic work of fiction. Colfax massacre citizen histories under construction. Colfax showcases data driven advantage dda growth initiatives at the hannovermesse international industrial show colfax corporation continues to derive success from the relationships established with microsoft, and ptc, the industry benchmark in industrial internet of things iiot, to further its data driven advantage dda growth initiative and accelerate digital transformation. This event on april, 1873, marked the end of carpetbag misrule in the south.
Red river by lalita tademy overdrive rakuten overdrive. Colfax riot, colfax affair, colfax race riot, grant parish, william kellogg, race riot. The colfax massacre is a prime example of political discrimination on the basis of race. In the bitter aftermath, the tademys and the smiths will have to deal with the wreckage, push on, and build a better life for their sons and daughters over the next seventy years. The colfax massacre 1873 on april, 1873, violence erupted in colfax, louisiana. Three white men died in the confrontation, with at. The importance of the colfax massacre to american citizenship is that massacre highlights the struggle against racial oppression in the south in the postcivil war era.
This event on april, 1873 marked the end of carpetbag misrule in the south. In 1920, at the height of confederate monumentbuilding, a plaque was put up to commemorate the colfax riot. The colfax massacre, or colfax riot, occurred on easter sunday, april, 1873, in colfax, louisiana, the seat of grant parish, where an estimated 62153 black men were murdered by white southerners who had formed a militia. Manie white johnson 56 pages, soft cover, no publication date probably 1929. Its text insists that the colfax riot had resulted in the end of carpetbag misrule in the south. In the decades since, the town of colfax, louisiana a bastion of racism and black povertyhas struggled with the. Historians know this tragedy as the colfax massacre, though in the aftermath. Loungefly marvel comics pokemon pusheen star wars studio ghibli.
Colfax, kate grant, and the domestication of reconstructions. This event occurred eight years after the civil war ended when hundreds of heavily armed men from the white liners, a white supremacist movement in louisiana attacked the town of colfax on easter sunday 1863. The colfax massacre was one of the bloodiest instances of violence against black citizens in the u. Found in the layssard family papers, kate grants novel from blue. The white league, a paramilitary group intent on securing white rule in louisiana, clashed with louisianas almost allblack state militia.
Red river is a fictional account of the easter sunday 1873 massacre in colfax, louisiana. It was one of many during the reconstruction period and had a longreaching impact. The socalled colfax riot in grant parish was one example. Jan 11, 2019 the colfax massacre was one of the bloodiest instances of violence against black citizens in the u. As the story begins, a newly elected republican government, elected largely because of the vote of black men vested with voting rights for the first time, is struggling to take. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name. On this site occurred the colfax riot, in which three white men and 150 negroes were slain.
On the site occurred the colfax riot in which three white men and 150 negroes were slain, this event on april, 1873 marked the end of carpetbag misrule in the south. The battleturnedmassacre 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. Erected to the memory of the heroes, stephen decatur parish, james west hadnot, sidney harris who fell in the colfax riot fighting for white supremacy april, 1873. Brown sign titled colfax riot demarcating the site of the riot. Keith divides her book into ten chapters that explore the compelling story behind this massacre. As the story begins, a newly elected republican government, elected largely because of the vote of black men vested with voting rights for the first time, is struggling to take office against the incumbent democratic government. In the decades since, the town of colfax, louisianaa bastion of racism and black povertyhas struggled with the. Sample articles the colfax riot the louisiana democrat, april 16, 1873, image 2. The largely african american population of colfax counted 1,558 at the 2010 census. Keiths book is attractively designed and delivers a genuine history of this. The colfax massacre brings to light one of the most notorious, yet forgotten, events of the 1870sthe object of congressional investigations, a historic supreme court case, and a special address by president ulysses s. Three white men died in the confrontation, with at least one said to have been shot by his own side. Two new books recount how racists defrauded black voters in a louisiana town in 1872, and then attacked and killed those who resisted. If there was a single historical moment that effectively killed reconstruction and erased the gains blacks had made since the civil war, it was the day of the colfax massacre.
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