GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! THE ELAINE RACE RIOT Philips County, Arkansas The Elaine race riot, also called the Elaine massacre, began on September 30–October 1, 1919 at Hoop Spur in the vicinity of Elaine in rural Phillips County, Arkansas. With an estimated 100 to 237 blacks killed, along with five white men, it is considered the deadliest race riot in the state and one of … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
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Thursday Open Thread: Black College Basketball Coaches
Nolan Richardson began his coaching career at Bowie High School in El Paso, Texas. He then moved to Western Texas College where he won the national Junior College Championship in 1980. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black College Basketball Coaches
Friday Open Thread: Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors
Located in Phillips County, Arkansas, in 1919 Elaine was a small town mostly inhabited by black sharecroppers. Robert L. Hill, a 26 year-old black man from Winchester, Arkansas visited Elaine and realized that the sharecroppers were being consistently exploited and cheated by the landlords. He founded the Organization of the Progressive Farmers' and Household Union of America … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors