Battle of Liberty Place
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The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Liberty Place canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Battle of Liberty Place Context triple: [White League, notableEvent, Battle of Liberty Place]
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Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major urban uprising in Newark, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became one of the most significant and violent civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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C.
Battle of Selma (1865)
The Battle of Selma (1865) was a late–Civil War engagement in which Union forces under General James H. Wilson captured the Confederate industrial and military center of Selma, Alabama, crippling the Confederacy’s remaining war-making capacity.
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D.
North Hollywood shootout
The North Hollywood shootout was a 1997 armed confrontation in Los Angeles in which two heavily armed bank robbers engaged in a prolonged gun battle with police, prompting major changes in law enforcement weaponry and tactics.
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E.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Liberty Place Target entity description: The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
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A.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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B.
1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major urban uprising in Newark, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became one of the most significant and violent civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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C.
Battle of Selma (1865)
The Battle of Selma (1865) was a late–Civil War engagement in which Union forces under General James H. Wilson captured the Confederate industrial and military center of Selma, Alabama, crippling the Confederacy’s remaining war-making capacity.
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D.
North Hollywood shootout
The North Hollywood shootout was a 1997 armed confrontation in Los Angeles in which two heavily armed bank robbers engaged in a prolonged gun battle with police, prompting major changes in law enforcement weaponry and tactics.
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E.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ insurrection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Canal Street
ⓘ
Liberty Place riot ⓘ |
| cause |
opposition to Reconstruction policies
ⓘ
white supremacist resistance to Black political rights ⓘ |
| conflictType |
political coup attempt
ⓘ
white supremacist uprising ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1874-09-14 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
contemporary newspaper accounts from 1874
ⓘ
histories of Reconstruction in Louisiana ⓘ |
| endDate | 1874-09-14 ⓘ |
| federalResponse | deployment of U.S. Army troops to New Orleans ⓘ |
| followedBy | Democratic "Redemption" in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
intimidation of Black and Republican voters
ⓘ
undermining of Reconstruction government authority in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Liberty Place Monument ⓘ |
| hasPart | street fighting in New Orleans ⓘ |
| ideology |
Democratic Party paramilitary politics of the 1870s South
ⓘ
white supremacy ⓘ |
| involves |
Governor William Pitt Kellogg
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
surface form:
President Ulysses S. Grant
|
| legacy | symbol of white supremacist resistance to Reconstruction ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Republican state government of Louisiana
ⓘ
White League ⓘ |
| motive | overthrow of Reconstruction-era Republican rule in Louisiana ⓘ |
| numberOfCasualties | dozens killed and wounded ⓘ |
| opponent |
New Orleans Police Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Police of New Orleans
federal troops of the United States ⓘ state militia of Louisiana ⓘ |
| outcome | White League forced to relinquish control after federal intervention ⓘ |
| partOf |
Reconstruction in Louisiana
ⓘ
post–American Civil War racial violence ⓘ |
| place |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| politicalContext | contested 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Colfax massacre
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Coushatta Massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Coushatta massacre
White League ⓘ |
| result |
restoration of Republican government after federal intervention
ⓘ
temporary overthrow of the Republican state government in New Orleans ⓘ |
| startDate | 1874-09-14 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–Civil War Reconstruction politics in the American South ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Liberty Place Description of subject: The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
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