White League
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The White League was a white supremacist paramilitary organization in the post–Civil War American South that used violence and intimidation to overthrow Reconstruction-era governments and restore Democratic control.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Man's League | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paramilitary organization
ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ white supremacist organization ⓘ |
| activeDuringPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
White League
ⓘ
surface form:
White Man's League
|
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolutionDate | late 1870s ⓘ |
| formedInContextOf |
opposition to federal Reconstruction policies
ⓘ
post–Civil War racial conflict ⓘ |
| goal |
overthrow Reconstruction-era governments
ⓘ
reestablish white dominance ⓘ restore Democratic control in the South ⓘ |
| hasPartOrBranch | local rifle clubs ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New Orleans ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to end of Reconstruction in the South
ⓘ
undermined Reconstruction governments in Louisiana ⓘ |
| ideology | white supremacy ⓘ |
| inception | 1874 ⓘ |
| mainRegionOfActivity |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Louisiana ⓘ |
| membershipComposition |
former Confederate soldiers
ⓘ
white Southern elites ⓘ |
| natureOfOrganization | extralegal ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Liberty Place
ⓘ
Colfax massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Colfax Massacre
Coushatta Massacre ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
African American civil rights
ⓘ
Reconstruction ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| participatedIn |
attempted overthrow of Louisiana Republican state government
ⓘ
campaigns of electoral intimidation in Louisiana ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| recognizedAs | domestic terrorist group by historians ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Ku Klux Klan
ⓘ
Red Shirts ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Southern Democrats ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
disenfranchisement of Black voters
ⓘ
restoration of white Democratic rule ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans
federal officials ⓘ Southern Republicans ⓘ
surface form:
white Republicans
|
| usedTactic |
intimidation
ⓘ
massacres ⓘ political violence ⓘ voter suppression ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
White Man's League