Opelousas Republican Meeting Disturbed
Newspaper coverage of a disturbance at a Republican meeting in Opelousas held shortly after the federal expansion of voting rights. Rising political tensions resulted in the Opelousas Massacre of 1868.
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Opelousas Republican Meeting Disturbed. New Orleans Republican, publisher.
Additional Data
| Courtesy of | Library of Congress |
| Collection | Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers |
| Date | February 18, 1868 |
| Copyright | Public Domain |
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