HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! THE ATLANTA RACE RIOT OF 1906 Atlanta, Georgia The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a racist pogrom in Atlanta, Georgia (United States), which began the evening of September 22 and lasted until September 24, 1906. It was characterized at the time by Le Petit Journal and other media outlets as a "racial massacre of negroes".[1] The death toll of the conflict … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
Race Riots
Thursday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
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
Wednesday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U. HOUSTON RIOT OF 1917 Houston, TX The Houston riot of 1917, or Camp Logan riot, was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers of the Third Battalion of the all-black Twenty-fourth United States Infantry Regiment. It occupied most of one night, and resulted in the deaths of four soldiers and sixteen civilians. The rioting soldiers were tried at … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
Tuesday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! THE SNOW RIOT Washington, DC The Snow Riot was a riot and lynch mob in Washington, D.C. in August 1835.[1] An attack on free blacks in the city by whites, the Snow Riot wreaked havoc on anything affiliated with free blacks for days by robbing and destroying all of their establishments. The name of the riot comes from one of the first … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
Monday Open Thread: Race Riots in America
GOOD MONDAY MORNING P.O.U.! In light of the domestic terrorist attack in Charlottesville, VA, I figured we would take a look at race riots in America. THE CINCINNATI RIOTS OF 1829 The Cincinnati riots of 1829 were triggered by competition between Irish immigrants and African Americans for jobs in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States[1] but also were related to white … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Race Riots in America