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Red Summer: Remembering the Tragic Massacres that Destabilized America’s Black Communities in 1919
The summer of 1919, often referred to as "Red Summer,", was a tumultuous period in American history, marked by a series of racially motivated riots, pogroms, and attacks that targeted Black communities across the United States.
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Eli Cooper: The Black Man Lynched for “Speaking in a Manner Offensive to White People” in 1919
In the summer of 1919, a black man named Eli Cooper was lynched in Georgia for allegedly making statements...
