Atlanta race riot of 1906
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| Type: | Articles |
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| Creator: | Mixon, Gregory Kuhn, Cliff |
| Title: | Atlanta race riot of 1906 |
| Date: | 1906 |
| Description: | Encyclopedia article about the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906. During the Atlanta race riot that occurred September 22-24, 1906, white mobs killed dozens of blacks, wounded scores of others, and inflicted considerable property damage. Local newspaper reports of alleged assaults by black males on white females were the catalyst for the riot, but a number of underlying causes lay behind the outbreak of mob violence. |
| Subjects: | Race riots--Georgia--Atlanta | Racism--Georgia--Atlanta | Atlanta (Ga.)--Race relations | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta | African Americans--Social conditions | Atlanta (Ga.) | Fulton County (Ga.) |
| Contributors: | New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) | Georgia Humanities Council | University of Georgia. Press | Merrill-Hall New Media | GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) |
| Online Publisher: | [Athens, Ga.] : Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press, 2005-09-23 |
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