SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A dark day in Louisiana history had lasting effects on the nation’s delicate attempt to integrate newly freed enslaved Blacks into the fabric of the red, white, and blue.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Residents of Shreveport are invited to an important panel discussion addressing past racial issues. St. Mark’s Cathedral invites the public to its “Bridging the Gap” ...

Nearly 135 years ago, the United States experienced what may have been the worst one-day slaughter of blacks by whites in its history. On April 13, 1873, in the tiny village of Colfax, La., white ...

Prologue -- "Wholesale murder" -- From plantation to parish -- Power struggle -- War -- Blood on the red -- Black-letter law -- Manhunt -- Louisiana on trial -- A ...

What happens when American citizens don't trust the results of an election? For a troubling answer, a new book looks at the aftermath of the 1872 Louisiana governor's election between William Pitt ...