Robert Charles riots
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Robert Charles riots
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The Robert Charles riots of July 24–27, 1900 in New Orleans, Louisiana were sparked after African-American laborer Robert Charles fatally shot a white police officer during an altercation and escaped arrest. A large manhunt for him ensued, and a white mob started rioting, attacking blacks throughout the city. The manhunt for Charles began on Monday, July 23, 1900, and ended when Charles was killed on Friday, July 27, shot by a special police volunteer. The mob shot him hundreds more times, and b
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Charles_riots
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2007-03-02T07:48:33Z
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2024-08-28T04:31:14Z
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