Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
parish in Louisiana, United States
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The parish was put together from parts of 4 other parishes in 1869. Before it was a parish, many slaves were forced to work on sugar plantations in the area. After the Civil War, the white people continued to be very violent towards the black people they had enslaved. All across the south, there were lynchings against black people. Tangipahoa Parish had more lynchings than any nearby parish.[1]
Tangipahoa Parish | |
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 Museum at Camp Moore | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana | |
 Louisiana's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 30°37′36″N 90°24′20″W / 30.62665°N 90.40568°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Founded | March 6, 1869 |
| Named for | Acolapissa word meaning ear of corn or those who gather corn |
| Seat | Amite City |
| Largest city | Hammond |
| Area | |
| • Total | 844 sq mi (2,186 km2) |
| • Land | 791 sq mi (2,049 km2) |
| • Water | 53 sq mi (137 km2) 6.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 133,157 |
| • Density | 168.3/sq mi (65.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 985 |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 5th |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ Michael James Pfeifer, Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947, University of Illinois Press, 2004, pp. 83-84
Other websites
change- Visitor's Bureau website, Tangipahoa history Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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