Democratic "Redemption" in Louisiana
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Democratic "Redemption" in Louisiana refers to the late-19th-century political movement in which white supremacist Democrats violently overthrew Reconstruction-era Republican governments to restore white Democratic control of the state.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-Reconstruction movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
disenfranchising Black voters
ⓘ
ending federal enforcement of Black civil rights ⓘ overthrowing Reconstruction-era Republican governments ⓘ restoring white Democratic control of Louisiana ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource | Reconstruction-era political histories of Louisiana ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1870s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Jim Crow era in Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Reconstruction in Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
party system in Louisiana
ⓘ
racial segregation laws in Louisiana ⓘ voting rights in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Liberty Place
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colfax massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ White League violence ⓘ paramilitary intimidation of Black voters ⓘ |
| ideology |
Democratic Party conservatism of the 19th century
ⓘ
white supremacy ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Black political participation
ⓘ
Reconstruction policies ⓘ Republican Party in Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Louisiana Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White League NERFINISHED ⓘ former Confederate elites in Louisiana ⓘ planter class in Louisiana ⓘ white supremacist paramilitary groups ⓘ |
| result |
foundation for Jim Crow segregation in Louisiana
ⓘ
restoration of white Democratic dominance in Louisiana politics ⓘ severe reduction of Black political rights in Louisiana ⓘ weakening of federal Reconstruction enforcement in Louisiana ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Louisiana constitutional crisis of the 1870s
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ withdrawal of federal troops from Louisiana in 1877 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1870s ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
end of Reconstruction
ⓘ
post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
coup attempts against Reconstruction governments
ⓘ
electoral fraud ⓘ intimidation of Republican officeholders ⓘ paramilitary violence ⓘ terrorism against Black communities ⓘ |
| victim |
African Americans in Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Black Republican voters ⓘ Republican officeholders in Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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