HST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Colfax, Louisiana, Colfax Massacre, Reconstruction Era
Document Summary
Losing the peace: redemption and the foreclosure of freedom. Shows rebirth of the south: cities and parishes named after new president and vp. African americans vote in elections and sit in on the courthouse to ensure their elected officials remain in office, but get attacked by white civilians after whites burn courthouse. No one ever serves a sentence for the slaughter. 2,000 murders of african americans in louisiana in the 10 years after the. Laws put in place to give african americans freedoms, but they"re not really put into practice. Sudden policy reversals from presidential to radical reconstruction. Radical reconstruction brings sweeping changes to southern life. Force states to rewrite state constitutions to include rights and liberties for african american people. 700 state legislators, 14 senators, 1 governor (for 1 month in. A handful of northerners come south and take leadership roles. End of slavery leaves the southern economy in flux. Many african americans prefer to establish their own homesteads.
