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Memphis Massacre of 1866

Memphis, Tennessee, TN · On map

Memphis Massacre of 1866
Memphis Massacre of 1866

White police and civilians attacked Black communities in Memphis after the Civil War, killing dozens and burning schools and churches—an early Reconstruction-era massacre.

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