Longview race riot
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The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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race riot ⓘ racial conflict ⓘ white supremacist violence ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | increased state and local repression of Black activism in East Texas ⓘ |
| hasCause |
racial tensions in Longview, Texas
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resentment of Black economic progress ⓘ white backlash to Black assertiveness after World War I ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Red Summer of 1919
NERFINISHED
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post–World War I racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1919-07-12 ⓘ |
| hasEra | Jim Crow era in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupInvolved |
African Americans in Longview
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white residents of Longview ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | local memory of racial violence in Longview, Texas ⓘ |
| hasLegalConsequence | grand jury investigations into the violence ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of early 20th-century white mob violence against African Americans
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illustration of racial tensions in Texas during Jim Crow era ⓘ major racial conflict of the Red Summer ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1919-07-10 ⓘ |
| involves |
armed self-defense by some Black residents
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armed white mobs ⓘ burning of Black homes ⓘ destruction of Black businesses ⓘ lynching threats against Black residents ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | July 1919 ⓘ |
| location | Longview, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainVictims | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
racism
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white supremacy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Black community leaders in Longview
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some state authorities seeking to restore order ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrators | white mobs ⓘ |
| precededBy | racial tensions over newspaper reports about a lynching in Longview ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chicago race riot of 1919
NERFINISHED
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Elaine massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Knoxville riot of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ Omaha race riot of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rememberedAs | one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer ⓘ |
| result |
deaths and injuries among Black residents
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imposition of martial law in Longview ⓘ mass arrests of Black residents ⓘ property damage in Black neighborhoods ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
civil rights scholarship on racial violence in Texas
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historical studies of Red Summer ⓘ |
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