Hamburg massacre
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The Hamburg massacre was an 1876 white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and citizens to help overthrow Reconstruction-era Republican rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hamburg riot | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era political violence
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massacre ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ white supremacist attack ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers in Hamburg area ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
congressional investigations of Reconstruction violence
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reports by contemporary newspapers ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Ellenton massacre
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increased Red Shirt activity in South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hamburg massacre
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surface form:
Hamburg riot
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| hasCategory |
1876 in the United States
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History of South Carolina ⓘ Massacres of African Americans ⓘ |
| hasCause | dispute over use of a public road by white men and Black militia company ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Reconstruction era
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post-Civil War United States ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | July 8, 1876 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
example of Redemption-era racial terror
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helped Democrats regain control of South Carolina government in 1876 ⓘ |
| hasInjuredCount | several African Americans wounded ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome | no white perpetrators convicted ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Aiken County, South Carolina
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Hamburg, South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
armed assault
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extrajudicial executions ⓘ siege of Black militia armory ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignmentOfPerpetrators | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignmentOfVictims | Republican Party ⓘ |
| hasState | South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasVictimCount | at least 6 African Americans killed ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to overthrow Republican rule
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effort to suppress Black political power ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Democratic campaign of violence in 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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campaign to end Reconstruction in South Carolina ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Red Shirts
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armed white Democrats ⓘ local white paramilitary groups ⓘ white supremacists ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ku Klux Klan violence during early Reconstruction ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
intimidation of Black voters
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murder of several Black men ⓘ terrorization of Black community in Hamburg ⓘ weakening of Reconstruction-era Republican government in South Carolina ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
African American citizens
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Black Republicans ⓘ Black militiamen ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Hamburg riot