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May 1st

1 event recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1866
    The Record

    Memphis Massacre

    Over three days in Memphis, Tennessee, white mobs joined by city police attack Black residents, most of them Union Army veterans and their families. Forty-six Black residents are killed, five women are raped, and ninety-one homes, four churches, and twelve schools are burned.

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