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re: Odd history or little known facts about your hometown.

Posted on 5/15/18 at 12:24 pm to
Posted by dpd901
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Posted on 5/15/18 at 12:24 pm to
The Thibodaux Massacre

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On November 23, 1887, a mass shooting of African-American farm workers in Louisiana left some 60 dead. Bodies were dumped in unmarked graves while the white press cheered a victory against a fledgling black union. It was one of the bloodiest days in United States labor history, Read more: LINK Give the gift of Smithsonian magazine for only $12! LINK Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter


Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 5/15/18 at 12:27 pm to
Posted by celltech1981
Member since Jul 2014
8139 posts
Posted on 5/15/18 at 2:29 pm to
I lived about a mile from laurel valley until i was 12. I never knew that happened there.
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