Canfield Race War Article

Newspaper account detailing racial unrest at Canfield (Lafayette County) in the December 24, 1896, issue of the Austin Weekly Statesman.

"Twenty Negroes Wounded" newspaper clipping

Courtesy of Guy Lancaster

Media

Time Period

Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age (1875 - 1900)

Category

Criminal Activities / Law

Type

Event

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