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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

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Article that retells the story behind the Atlanta race riots of 1906 where white mobs killed and wounded dozens of blacks in reaction to newspaper headlines of alleged assaults of white females by blacks, general racial tensions, the opening of saloons, and the political climate.

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Concepts
segregation, african americans, reconstruction
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black suffrage, mob violence, race riots, racial justice, racial tension, american race relations, atlanta race riots, clark howell, hoke smith, the new georgia encyclopedia, thomas watson, ignored african americans
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)