Coushatta Massacre

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The Coushatta Massacre was an 1874 Reconstruction-era attack in Louisiana in which members of the White League murdered Republican officeholders and freedmen to undermine Black political rights and restore white supremacist control.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reconstruction-era event
massacre
politically motivated violence
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date August 1874
historicalSignificance contributed to the collapse of Reconstruction in Louisiana
example of organized white supremacist violence against Reconstruction governments
lawEnforcementResponse lack of effective prosecution of perpetrators
legacy symbol of Reconstruction-era racial terror in Louisiana
location Coushatta, Louisiana
Red River Parish, Louisiana
method kidnapping and murder of Republican officials
motive overthrow Republican rule in Louisiana
restore white supremacist control
undermine Black political rights
numberOfVictims an unknown number of Black freedmen
more than 6 white Republican officials
partOf campaign of paramilitary violence during Reconstruction
white supremacist insurgency in the U.S. South
perpetrator White League
perpetratorIdeology white supremacist paramilitary politics
white supremacy
politicalContext post–Civil War racial and political conflict
struggle over control of Louisiana state government
relatedEvent Battle of Liberty Place
Colfax massacre
surface form: Colfax Massacre

Hamburg massacre
surface form: Hamburg Massacre
relatedOrganization Louisiana Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party in Louisiana (19th century)
result intimidation of Republican officials
suppression of Black voting
weakening of Reconstruction government in Louisiana
state Louisiana
target Black voters
local Republican leadership
timePeriod Reconstruction era
victimGroup Black Americans
surface form: African Americans

Republican officeholders
freedmen

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White League notableEvent Coushatta Massacre
Battle of Liberty Place relatedTo Coushatta Massacre
this entity surface form: Coushatta massacre