Historical Newspaper: The Cainhoy Riot--Unprovoked Attack Upon White Men--Two Men Probably Killed and Thirteen Wounded
Subject
Cainhoy Massacre
Title
Historical Newspaper: The Cainhoy Riot--Unprovoked Attack Upon White Men--Two Men Probably Killed and Thirteen Wounded
Date
10/26/1876
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph. Racial epithets used and may be insensitive to some readers.
Chronicling America presents an October 26, 1876 article from the Anderson Intelligencer, author unknown, on the Cainhoy Massacre- a shooting that broke out between Black militia and White gunmen at a Republican political gathering outside of Charleston, South Carolina on October 26, 1876. The author provides a perspective on the origins of the massacre, an account of the events that took place, and casualties from the massacre.
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Chronicling America presents an October 26, 1876 article from the Anderson Intelligencer, author unknown, on the Cainhoy Massacre- a shooting that broke out between Black militia and White gunmen at a Republican political gathering outside of Charleston, South Carolina on October 26, 1876. The author provides a perspective on the origins of the massacre, an account of the events that took place, and casualties from the massacre.
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Anderson Intelligencer, SC)
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“Historical Newspaper: The Cainhoy Riot--Unprovoked Attack Upon White Men--Two Men Probably Killed and Thirteen Wounded,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 14, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/371.