Springfield race riot of 1908
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springfield-race-riot-of-1908-183-11567363
title:
Springfield race riot of 1908
text:
The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans and European immigrants in Springfield, Illinois, between August 14 and 16, 1908. Two black men had been arrested as suspects in a rape, and attempted rape and murder. The alleged victims were two young white women and the father of one of them. When a mob seeking to lynch the men discovered the sheriff had transferred them out of the city, the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Conflict in Springfield, Illinois
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_race_riot_of_1908
date created:
2005-11-16T19:19:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:52:45Z
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13
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