1864
Fort Pillow, Tennessee, TN · On map
On April 12, 1864, during the American Civil War, Confederate soldiers slaughtered surrendering African American Federal troops stationed at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. The massacre was a direct result of racial hatred and the Confederate policy of treating Black soldiers as criminals rather than legitimate combatants. This event stands as one of the most notorious incidents of racial violence during the Civil War.
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