Bogalusa sawmill killings
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bogalusa-sawmill-killings-215-1500358
title:
Bogalusa sawmill killings
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The Bogalusa saw mill killings were a series of racially motivated attacks that occurred on November 22, 1919, resulting in the deaths of four labor organizers. These attacks took place in Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States, and were orchestrated by the white paramilitary group known as the Self-Preservation and Loyalty League (SPLL). The SPLL received support from the owners of the Great Southern Lumber Company, a major logging corporation, with the goal of preventing union organization and the
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Mass racial attack in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1919
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogalusa_sawmill_killings
date created:
2019-09-12T20:52:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T19:09:51Z
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