Red Summer - Jenkins County, Georgia, riot of 1919

Time: Sunday Apr 13, 1919

Place: Jenkins County, Georgia, U.S.

Details: In rural Georgia, the riot of Jenkins County led to 6 deaths, as well as the destruction of various property by arson, including the Carswell Grove Baptist Church, and 3 black Masonic lodges in Millen, Georgia.

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