Colfax Easter

On this episode of Dave Does History, we confront one of the darkest and most overlooked chapters of Reconstruction—the Colfax Massacre of 1873. Over a hundred Black men were killed defending their right to vote and hold office in a small Louisiana parish. Their killers walked free. We dig into the political chaos, the brutal events of Easter Sunday, and the Supreme Court decision that crippled federal civil rights enforcement for generations. T his is not just history—it is a warning. Join us as we tell the story of Colfax, where democracy was murdered and justice never came.