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W. E. B. Du Bois

Atlanta race riot

Saturday Sep 22, 1906
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

In September, riots broke out in Atlanta, precipitated by unfounded allegations of black men assaulting white women. This was a catalyst for racial tensions based on a job shortage and employers playing black workers against white workers. Ten thousand whites rampaged through Atlanta, beating every black person they could find, resulting in over 25 deaths.


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