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State Historical Marker: Colfax Riot





Colfax Riot

On this site occurred the Colfax Riot in which three white men and 150 Negroes were slain. This event on April 13, 1873, marked the end of the carpetbag misrule in the South.
Located in Colfax, LA, Hwy 8, District 58, Grant Parish. 4




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