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What is The Camilla Massacre

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The Camilla Massacre was aftermath of a political rally in Georgia, that ended with numerous people killed and wounded in the town courthouse square
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The Camilla massacre took place in Camilla, Georgia, on Saturday, September 19, 1868. It followed the expulsion of the Original 33 black members of the Georgia General Assembly earlier that month. Among those expelled was southwest Georgia representative Philip Joiner.

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