As another oddity of oddities in black brutality in America, here is another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
After the Civil War, there were "governments" encouraged in states and "conventions" to get loyal governments, and in Louisiana there was a most strange event in 1866 which went a great way to expressing fears in Texas that if blacks gained the vote, that a race war would take place.
People do not want to face these realities of history, but without taking these facts into details, there is no comprehension what actually took place in the South.
Louisiana was encouraged by President Lincoln to form a 'new government' in contrast to the secessionist government of Louisiana. This was called the Convention of 1864. On August 30th, 1866, a group under the guise of this Convention to remodel the Constitution of Louisiana met in New Orleans. They were nothing but a group of revolutionaries and aggitators.
The Mayor with the commanding military General, Sheridan absent to Texas unleashed the following:
"The mayor of the city, during my absence suppressed the convention by the use of the police force, and in so doing attacked the members of the convention, and a party of two hundred negroes, with fire-arms, clubs, and knives, in a manner so unnecessary and atrocious as to compel me to say that it was murder. About forty whites and blacks were thus killed, and about one hundred and sixty wounded."
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army
In case you missed the reality, 200 armed blacks with clubs, guns and knives attacked this convention and murdered and wounded about 200 people both black and white.
Knowing the reality of history is to understand the full context of history more fully. Without it, you can never comprehend history. The reality is 200 black thugs were called out to murder 200 other blacks and whites by the Mayor of New Orleans in 1866.
"any of those wounded and taken prisoners, and others who were prisoners and not wounded, were fired upon by their captors and by citizens. The wounded were stabbed while lying on the ground, and their heads beaten with brickbats. In the yard of the building, whither some of the colored men had escaped and partially secreted themselves, they were fired upon and killed or wounded by policemen."
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army
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