Red Shirts
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The Red Shirts were white supremacist paramilitary groups in the post–Civil War American South that used violence and intimidation to suppress Black voters and help restore conservative Democratic control after Reconstruction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Shirts canonical | 6 |
| Red Shirts (Southern United States) | 1 |
| Red Shirts (white supremacist paramilitary group) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paramilitary organization
ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ white supremacist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
disenfranchisement of Black citizens in the American South
ⓘ
end of Reconstruction in the South ⓘ establishment of Jim Crow laws ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethos | pro-Democratic Party (conservative wing) ⓘ |
| goal |
overthrow of Reconstruction governments
ⓘ
restoration of conservative Democratic control in Southern states ⓘ suppression of Black voters ⓘ |
| ideology |
white nationalism
ⓘ
white supremacy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ku Klux Klan ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Ellenton massacre
ⓘ
Hamburg massacre ⓘ violence during the 1875 Mississippi elections ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Mississippi Plan of 1875
ⓘ
South Carolina election of 1876 ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| opposedTo |
Black suffrage
ⓘ
Reconstruction policies ⓘ Republican Party ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party in the Reconstruction era
|
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| relatedTo |
Ku Klux Klan
ⓘ
Redemption (end of Reconstruction governments) ⓘ
surface form:
Redeemers
White League ⓘ |
| startTime | 1870s ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Democratic Party militancy in the Reconstruction South ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
African American voters
ⓘ
Republican officeholders ⓘ white Republicans ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Reconstruction era
ⓘ
post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| uniform | red shirts worn as political symbol ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
armed parades at polling places
ⓘ
assassination ⓘ lynching ⓘ political violence ⓘ threats against Republican officeholders ⓘ voter intimidation ⓘ whipping and beatings ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Red Shirts (white supremacist paramilitary group)
this entity surface form:
Red Shirts (Southern United States)