The Little River County Race War began in March 1899 in southwestern Arkansas and quickly spilled over into neighboring northeastern Texas after an African American man named General Duckett murdered a white planter, James Stockton, at his home on March 18, 1899. After hiding in the Red River bottoms, Duckett surrendered on March 21, 1899. After the surrender, the Sheriff took him to the crime scene near Rocky Comfort  in Little River County and escorted him to Richmond, the county seat. In some accounts, a white mob which was estimated at around 200, took Duckett from the Sheriff and hanged him. Before he was lynched, he allegedly confessed to murdering Stockton according to these accounts. Continue reading Revisit: LITTLE RIVER COUNTY RACE WAR