Through the Boughs
This file appears in: Site 6: Second to Seventh Streets — The 1894 Attack on Black Screwmen's Tools: Masked Men Raid Ships
During the screwmen's riot, The Castledale, a steamship, was moored at the head of Fifth Street. Today, a beautiful live oak tree watches over this stretch of road.
This file appears in: Site 6: Second to Seventh Streets — The 1894 Attack on Black Screwmen's Tools: Masked Men Raid Ships
Site 6: Second to Seventh Streets — The 1894 Attack on Black Screwmen's Tools: Masked Men Raid Ships
On October 26, 1894, 200 men gathered under the cover of night and descended on the port in New Orleans. Some wore handkerchiefs to obscure their faces. Others wore false beards and masks. Armed with…