First at the Wall
This file appears in: Site 6: Second to Seventh Streets — The 1894 Attack on Black Screwmen's Tools: Masked Men Raid Ships
In 1894, crewmembers docked the Delano steamship on the Mississippi River at the head of First Street. It was here the white screwmen coordinated a viscious and deliberate attack on the livelihoods and lives of Black screwmen.
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…