In 1863, Newton Knight deserted the Confederate Army and organized an interracial guerrilla militia in Mississippi's piney woods — defying conscription, raiding Confederate supply lines, and carving out a rebellion the Confederacy couldn't crush. The post Newton Knight Led an Interracial Revolt Against the Confederacy in Mississippi appeared first on History Collection.
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