Tag: A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS

May 1, 1866:  A group of Irish police accosted black Union soldiers on a street corner in Memphis, Tennessee. The soldiers resisted being bullied. When a policeman shoved and struck one soldier, he exchanged heated words with the deputy.  The soldiers outnumbered the police, who moved off, hurling epithets behind them. One soldier fired his… Continue reading Short Film: A MASSACRE IN MEMPHIS, 18min., USA, Documentary