Southern militia attacks on farmers were driven by booty-seeking, not race

Evidence

Grenier argues that rather than racism leading to violence, the reverse occurred: the out-of-control momentum of extreme violence of unlimited warfare fueled race hatred. — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the…, 141 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: 1990s militia attacks on southern farmers aimed at resources, not race; Frontier violence fueled racism, not the reverse — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the…, 141; A biased Reconstruction narrative enabled Southern disfranchisement of blacks

Related

• Frontier violence fueled racism, not the reverse (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• Frontier violence fueled racism, not the reverse #corroborates (0.65) — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the…, 141
• A biased Reconstruction narrative enabled Southern disfranchisement of blacks #complicates (0.45)