MS HR49

Recognizes and honors the lives lost in the Clinton Massacre on September 4, 1875, and the violence that followed during the 150th anniversary of the tragedy.

Documents that African-American Republicans gathered for a political rally at Moss Hill in Clinton with 1,500-2,500 attendees, which turned violent when Democratic attendees from Raymond opened fire on the crowd, killing at least 5 African Americans and 3 white men.

Details subsequent massacres by White Liners (Democratic paramilitary units) in the days following September 4, resulting in an estimated 30-50 additional African-American deaths, as the violence spread throughout Hinds County.

References the 1876 Boutwell Report from a U.S. Senate investigative committee that concluded the violence was a deliberate Democratic plot to suppress Republican political activity and inaugurate the "Mississippi Plan" to regain political control through intimidation.

Directs that copies of the resolution be furnished to members of the Capitol Press Corps.