The Memphis, Tennessee riot of 1866 begins, as a dispute between Soldiers of African heritage and the municipal police. State sovereign Citizens of European heritage join in on the side of the police.
Postscript: Three days later, when peace was restored, 47 freedmen had been killed.
[restored 4/24/2022]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 192.
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