Independent Historian

KC Washington is an English Language Lecturer at Gyeongsang National University in South Korea, a novelist, travel blogger, and freelance independent historian. She has a Master of Arts in Bilingual Education/ ESL and Reading from the University of Texas Permian Basin and writes articles on travel, feminism, African American culture, and education.

The Thibodaux Massacre (November 23, 1887)

The Thibodaux Massacre took place in Thibodaux, Louisiana on November 23, 1887. Black sugar cane workers, determined to unionize for a living wage, chose to combine their minimal power during the crucial harvest season. Instead, their actions sparked a massacre. With echoes of the bondage … Read MoreThe Thibodaux Massacre (November 23, 1887)