The Elaine Race Massacre, also known as the Elaine Riot or the Elaine massacre, took place in Elaine, Arkansas, in September 1919. The massacre was a violent confrontation between African American sharecroppers and white planters, and it resulted in the deaths of an estimated 100 to 237 African Americans and the displacement of thousands of […]
The Washington D.C. Riots of 1919, also known as the Red Summer Riots, took place from July 19 to July 24, 1919. The riots were a result of increasing racial tensions between African American and white residents, as well as tensions between African American soldiers and white civilians during the aftermath of World War I.
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The Chicago Red Summer Riots of 1919 were a series of race riots that took place in Chicago just two years before the great Tulsa Race Massacre. These riots led to dozens of people being brutally beaten, resulting in thirty-eight deaths. One of those people was not mentioned in the count. Although he was the