Black People : African American Massacres, Race Riots, Revolts and Lynchings in America

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The Hamburg Massacre of 1876 South Carolina

The Hamburg Massacre (1876) •

On July 8, 1876, the small town of Hamburg, South Carolina erupted in violence as the community’s African American militia clashed with whites from the surrounding rural area. Hamburg was a small all-black community across the river from Augusta, Georgia. Like many African American...

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The Detroit Race Riot 1863 ( White mob attacks and destroys predominantly Black Neighborhood)

Detroit Race Riot (1863) •

On March 6, 1863, a white mob attacked Detroit, Michigan’s black population in the city’s first race riot. The event demonstrated racism among whites in the North and the tension between races, which would lead to the deadly New York City, New York Draft Riots in July 1863. As in … Read...

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New York Draft Riots 1863

New York Draft Riots

The New York Draft Riots occurred in July 1863, when the anger of working-class New Yorkers over a new federal draft law during the Civil War sparked five days

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Memphis Riot 1866

Memphis Riot, 1866 •

In the late afternoon of May 1, 1866, long broiling tensions between the residents of southern Memphis, Tennessee erupted into a three day riot known as the Memphis Riot of 1866. The riot began when a white police officer attempted to arrest a black ex-soldier … Read MoreMemphis Riot, 1866

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Pulaski Race Riot 1868

Pulaski, Tennessee Race Riot, 1868 •

The Pulaski Race Riot occurred in Pulaski, Tennessee on January 7, 1868, when local whites shot, and killed or wounded, six African American men. The origin of the riot was a conflict that began with two men with the same first name: Calvin Carter, black, and Calvin Lambeth (or Lamberth), …...

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