Atlanta Race Riots in 1906

In 1906 in Atlanta white mobs inflamed by Atlanta newspapers attacked African Americans. The death tool estimates vary with at least 25 dead. It was a horrific race riot.

This is a C-Span talk by Professor Bauerlein about his book, "Negrophobia: A Race Riot in Atlanta, 1906."

https://www.c-span.org/video/?165421-1/negrophobia-race-riot-atlanta


There has been a play about the Atlanta Race Riots.

http://www.artsatl.com/review-innovative-four-days-fury-unearths-ugly-truths-atlanta-race-riots/

This is another article about six different riots.
http://atlantablackstar.com/2014/09/19/6-instances-when-whites-took-to-rioting-leading-to-death-despair-destruction/

The Confederate Veteran published an article in 1906 blaming the race riots on African Americans. Below is the link.

http://www.confederatepastpresent.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167:qconfederate-veteranq-blames-atlanta-race-riots-on-persons-advocating-for-civil-rights-for-african-americans&catid=37:the-nadir-of-race-relations&back=yes

This website has documentation about how the Confederacy and neo-Confederacy is really about white supremacy.

This was the world of the Arlington Confederate Monument. A world where African Americans were ground under.