Elaine | 1919

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 […]

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