Elaine massacre
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The Elaine massacre was a 1919 outbreak of racist mob violence in Elaine, Arkansas, in which white mobs and authorities killed an untold number of Black sharecroppers who were organizing for better labor rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elaine massacre canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Elaine race riot of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Elaine Massacre Memorial
NERFINISHED
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historical markers in Elaine, Arkansas ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 34.313°N 90.853°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedBySource |
Arkansas state reports
ⓘ
NAACP investigations ⓘ contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ |
| endTime | 1919-10-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Moore v. Dempsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempts by Black sharecroppers to organize for better labor rights
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racial tension in the Jim Crow South ⓘ white supremacist violence ⓘ |
| hasContext |
efforts to form a Black farmers’ union
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post–World War I racial tensions ⓘ sharecropping system in the Arkansas Delta ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
land loss for Black farmers in Phillips County
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landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on due process ⓘ strengthening of white supremacist control in the Arkansas Delta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Moore v. Dempsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Phillips County, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Elaine, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black sharecroppers
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labor organizing ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
5 white people (approximate, reported)
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at least 100 Black people (estimated, disputed) ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Black civil rights activists
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NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Summer
NERFINISHED
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racial conflicts in the United States in 1919 ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Arkansas state troops
NERFINISHED
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local law enforcement officers ⓘ white mobs ⓘ white vigilantes from surrounding areas ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
mass arrest of Black residents
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show trials of Black defendants ⓘ torture-induced confessions of Black defendants ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919-09-30 ⓘ |
| topicOf |
documentaries about the Red Summer of 1919
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scholarly works on racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| victim |
African American residents of Phillips County
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Black sharecroppers ⓘ |
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