Vicksburg massacre

Vicksburg massacre
Vicksburg troubles, Vicksburg riot
Part of the Reconstruction era
Warren County Courthouse (ca. 1940)
DateDecember 7, 1874 – January 5, 1875 (1874-12-07 – 1875-01-05)
Location
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States
Caused byRacism
MethodsShootings
Resulted inVarious killings

The Vicksburg massacre, sometimes referred to as the Vicksburg riot,[1] was a freedmen massacre on December 7, 1874, that continued until around January 5, 1875, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. An estimated 150–300 Black citizens, and 2 White citizens were killed during the violence.[2][3][4] Sheriff Peter Crosby, an African American, was forcibly removed from office, reinstated, and then shot in the head.

  1. ^ Fedell, Vera Ann (December 16, 2022). "Vicksburg Facts: The bloody steps to the Vicksburg Massacre". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Edwards, Josh (May 21, 2015). "Portrait of first black sheriff on display". The Vicksburg Post. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kozlowski was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Crosby, Emilye (May 26, 2006). A Little Taste of Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in Claiborne County, Mississippi. University of North Carolina Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8078-7681-7.