Atlanta Race Riots

On September 22, 1906, whites began rampaging through Atlanta’s downtown streets and continued for three days. When it was over, as many as 25 to 40 African Americans were dead, while only two whites died, one of whom was a woman who died of a heart attack after seeing the mob outside her home. The incident made national and even international headlines. … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Successful Black Communities Destroyed by White Neighbors