Talk:Vicksburg massacre

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From page History of Vicksburg, Mississippi: In August 1874, a black sheriff, Peter Crosby, was elected in Vicksburg. Letters by a white planter, Batchelor, detail the preparations of whites for what he described as a "race war," including acquisition of the newest Winchester guns. On December 7, 1874, white men disrupted a black Republican meeting celebrating Crosby's victory and held him in custody before running him out of town. He advised blacks from rural areas to return home; along the way, some were attacked by armed whites. During the next several days, armed white mobs swept through black areas, killing other men at home or out in the fields. Sources differ as to total fatalities, with 29–50 blacks and 2 whites reported dead at the time. Twenty-first-century historian Emilye Crosby estimates that 300 blacks were killed in the city and the surrounding area of Claiborne County, Mississippi. IOHANNVSVERVS (talk) 07:23, 15 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Just a note: a lot of the history of Vicksburg, Mississippi is currently not supported by citations in the WP article (and some of it has conflicting information with citations here). Please review citations before adding from this other WP article. PigeonChickenFish (talk) 07:32, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Terminology
The sources seem have differing terms used for the group of white people that caused racial violence during the event, including the mob, the militia (but some sources stated it was different militia orgs like Red Shirts and/or White League), citizens, population, and an organization. I used "mob" but I am open to the use of other terms as long as it is supported by a citation(s). PigeonChickenFish (talk) 06:22, 13 December 2023 (UTC)