John Gair and the Turmoil Surrounding His Death The post-reconstruction era brought Louisiana lynching violence to full force in the early 1870s.
[2][3] During the time when John Gair was a legislator for the state of Louisiana, he was seen as a primary threat in the eyes of White supremacists.
[3] The White leaguers were afraid of their crimes coming out, so they planned a cover-up to cover their tracks.
[8][3] Whether the public knew the whole truth, they celebrated the death of Gair and claimed it was justified because it was in front of a jury.
With the exception of the Louisianian, every newspaper outlet claimed that the “confession” and the lynching by the White League happened before the murder of Gair.