Omaha race riot of 1919
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The Omaha race riot of 1919 was a violent white mob attack on Black residents in Omaha, Nebraska, marked by lynching, arson, and widespread destruction during the wave of racial unrest known as the Red Summer.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Black violence
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historical event ⓘ pogrom ⓘ race riot ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic |
occurring after the Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
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occurring before the Elaine massacre ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
United States government reports on race riots
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contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ historical monographs on Red Summer ⓘ |
| endDate | 1919-09-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent segregation and discrimination in Omaha ⓘ |
| hasCause |
allegation of assault against a white woman
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racial tension ⓘ sensationalist newspaper coverage ⓘ white supremacist agitation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
heightened fear in Black communities
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national attention to racial violence in the Midwest ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attack on Douglas County Courthouse
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attempted lynching of Mayor Edward Parsons Smith ⓘ burning of Douglas County Courthouse ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Douglas County, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Omaha, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVictim | Black residents of Omaha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Summer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of African Americans in Nebraska ⓘ racial conflicts in the United States in 1919 ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
white Omaha residents
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white mob ⓘ |
| pointInTime | September 1919 ⓘ |
| result |
arson
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deaths ⓘ deployment of federal troops ⓘ destruction of property ⓘ imposition of martial law–like conditions ⓘ injuries ⓘ lynching ⓘ |
| significantEvent | lynching of Will Brown ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Edward Parsons Smith
NERFINISHED
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Governor Samuel R. McKelvie NERFINISHED ⓘ President Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Dennison NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1919-09-28 ⓘ |
| topic |
lynching in the United States
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mob violence ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ white supremacy in the United States ⓘ |
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