In 1919, a racial massacre in Elaine, Arkansas resulted in over 200 African Americans and five whites being killed. The violence sparked public campaigns and drew attention from civil rights groups. After a tense meeting, a white mob targeted the black community, leading to arrests and mistreatment. The NAACP and attorney Scipio Africanus Jones worked to secure the release of those wrongly convicted. Continue reading Revisit: ELAINE, ARKANSAS RIOT (1919)
In October, 1834 riots broke out in New York City spurred by a confluence of events: the fiery oratory of abolitionist Protestant ministers (many of whom were also nativist and anti-Catholics); the growing social assertiveness of former enslaved people and of free-born African-Americans in the city; the growth of Jacksonian democracy which lauded working class white males; and the influx of Irish Catholics who were … Continue reading Revisit: THE ANTI-ABOLITION RIOTS (1834)
The Nashville Race Riot occurred on April 8, 1967 when African American students from Fisk University and Tennessee A&I University (Now Tennessee State University) rioted along Jefferson Street leading to many injuries and arrests as well as extensive property damage. The Nashville Race Riot was one of the many race riots that occurred in U.S. cities during the spring and summer of 1967. Some authorities … Continue reading THE NASHVILLE RACE RIOT (1967)
Milliken’s Bend was a small community in Louisiana located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, about 15 miles above Vicksburg. It was near the border of Madison and Carroll Parishes (now East Carroll Parish). Cotton and corn were the primary crops, and hundreds of slaves toiled on numerous plantations in the area. Indeed, African Americans composed between 75% and 90% of the population … Continue reading revisit: THE BATTLE OF MILLIKEN’S BEND (1863)
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