Posts Tagged ‘Race Riots’
Biden to designate 1908 Springfield, Ill., race riot site as national monument
The ceremony for the monument will come just over five weeks after the death of Sonya Massey in Springfield.
Read MoreMaking site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riot a monument would honor victims and inspire change
Too few people know about the Springfield Massacre of 1908, and Walter Katz believes making the site a memorial would have a profound impact.
Read More1918 ‘race war’ has ties to Philadelphia’s present
100 years ago, South Philadelphia was hit with one of the most violent riots to hit Philadelphia city. This article looks back on it.
Read MoreBLM: Charlottesville Is A Confirmation Of The Violence Black People Endure
White supremacists, neo-nazis, and members of the Ku Klux Klan rally together to display their unwavering hate for blacks in Charlottesville, VA and Black Lives Matter responds. Read the article to see how.
Read MoreHorror Drove Her From South. 100 Years Later, She Returned.
In 1915, Mamie Kirkland and her family fled Ellisville, Miss., in fear that her father would be lynched. She swore she would never return. But at age 107, she made the journey. Video, story, and pictures.
Read MoreWilmington Insurrection of 1898
Wilmington, North Carolina was the site of a rebellion after white residents failed to recognize a biracial city council.
Read MoreThis Day in Black History: Detroit Race Riot
On this day, a conflict in Detroit after the police raided a speakeasy will forever be remembered as a deadly rate riot.
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