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1868 Congressional testimony shows extent of political violence in NWLA

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SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Northwest Louisiana man, who was elected to U. S. Congress just after the end of the Civil War, later testified about political violence in Northwest Louisiana. “There were frequent acts of violence committed on freedmen, on account of their political sentiments, and upon the bare supposition that they were Republicans. The bare fact of their being colored men subjected them to abuse, torture, and in some cases mu…

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1868 Congressional testimony shows extent of political violence in NWLA

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Northwest Louisiana man, who was elected to U. S. Congress just after the end of the Civil War, later testified about political violence in Northwest Louisiana. “There were frequent acts of violence committed on freedmen, on account of their political sentiments, and upon the bare supposition that they were Republicans. The bare fact of their being colored men subjected them to abuse, torture, and in some cases mu…

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Father and son freedmen became leaders in NWLA during Reconstruction era

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—A boy born into slavery in South Carolina was separated from his family at age five and later reunited with his father in Northwest Louisiana. After the Civil War, the father-son pair became a powerful force in creating and organizing Baptist Churches in Northwest Louisiana. Here is a little of their story. Carolina "Caroliner" Fuller was born into slavery in South Carolina and was baptized into the Missionary Baptist…

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