The Thibodaux Massacre : racial violence and the 1887 Sugar Cane Labor Strike /
On November 23, 1887, white vigilantes gunned down unarmed black laborers and their families during a spree lasting more than two hours. The violence erupted due to strikes on Louisiana sugar cane plantations. Fear, rumor and white supremacist ideals clashed with an unprecedented labor action to cre...
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
DeSantis, John
(Author) |
| Format: | Book
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Charlston, S.C. :
History Press,
2016.
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