September 1906
Racial violenceBook sources
White mobs attack Black Atlantans
Atlanta, Georgia
White mobs attacked Black people and businesses amid a political campaign of racial hostility and unsubstantiated newspaper allegations of assaults on white women. Black residents organized to defend their communities.
Dates preserve the source’s precision. This entry is part of a selected historical record; its qualifications and sources are retained below.
Context / qualification
The violence began on September 22; the month-level label covers the ensuing attacks and repression. Casualty estimates differ, and newspaper accusations are not established facts.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, chapter 13, pp. 348–349; supplied print pages, edition/year unidentified
- New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Race Massacre of 1906 ↗