• 1868
• September
• massacre
• voting
• Opelousas
• Louisiana
• Andrew Johnson

Opelousas, Louisiana - Whites rampaged through the area and killed 150 people because Black Americans voted. A white supremacist group, called Knights of the White Camelia began the violence.

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• 1868
• October
• massacre
• voting
• St. Bernard Parish
• Louisiana
• Andrew Johnson

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana - Whites went on a multi-day killing spree of Black Americans. It began due to white fear that Black American voters chose candidates that did not support white supremacy. Whites killed dozens of Black Americans. There were possibly more than 100 killed.

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