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150 years after White mob slaughtered Blacks in rural Louisiana, new monument tells true story of Colfax Massacre

Por: The Advocate Politics April 14, 2023

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COLFAX, La. — 150 years to the day after a rampaging White mob slaughtered dozens of Black men in this tiny central Louisiana town in what was the , descendants of people on both sides of that encounter gathered Thursday to unveil a new monument that focuses on the victims of what is now known as the Colfax Massacre.Under a cloudy April sky, Gov. John Bel Edwards and historian Charles Lane, who wrote a book about the massacre, praised the new... + full article



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