Bisbee riot of 1919
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The Bisbee riot of 1919 was a violent racial clash in Bisbee, Arizona, in which white residents attacked Black U.S. soldiers, reflecting the broader racial tensions and unrest of the Red Summer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bisbee riot of 1919 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Bisbee riot of 1919 Context triple: [Red Summer, hasNotableEvent, Bisbee riot of 1919]
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Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
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Mustard Race Riot
Mustard Race Riot is a work by the band Death and Disaster, likely a song or recording known for its provocative title and intense, chaotic style.
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1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”
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Matewan Massacre
The Matewan Massacre was a 1920 violent confrontation between coal miners and company-hired lawmen in Matewan, West Virginia, that became a pivotal event in the American labor and unionization struggle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bisbee riot of 1919 Target entity description: The Bisbee riot of 1919 was a violent racial clash in Bisbee, Arizona, in which white residents attacked Black U.S. soldiers, reflecting the broader racial tensions and unrest of the Red Summer.
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A.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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B.
Delano grape strike
The Delano grape strike was a landmark labor protest in the 1960s in California’s Central Valley, led largely by Filipino and Mexican farmworkers, that catalyzed the modern farm labor movement and brought national attention to agricultural workers’ rights.
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C.
Mustard Race Riot
Mustard Race Riot is a work by the band Death and Disaster, likely a song or recording known for its provocative title and intense, chaotic style.
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D.
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”
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E.
Matewan Massacre
The Matewan Massacre was a 1920 violent confrontation between coal miners and company-hired lawmen in Matewan, West Virginia, that became a pivotal event in the American labor and unionization struggle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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racial riot ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| chronologyFollows | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
mob violence
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street clash ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs |
attack by white residents on Black U.S. soldiers
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violent racial clash ⓘ |
| hasCause |
broader national climate of racial unrest in 1919
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racial tensions in post–World War I United States ⓘ resentment toward Black soldiers returning from World War I ⓘ white supremacist attitudes in early 20th-century America ⓘ |
| hasContext |
competition over social status between white civilians and Black veterans
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demobilization of U.S. troops after World War I ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to national awareness of racial violence in 1919
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heightened racial tensions in Bisbee, Arizona ⓘ injury to Black U.S. soldiers ⓘ |
| hasEthnicContext | anti-Black racism ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Black U.S. soldiers
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white residents of Bisbee ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | white residents of Bisbee ⓘ |
| hasRacialContext | white–Black racial conflict in the United States ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American history
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local history of Bisbee ⓘ military and society in the United States ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
racial inequality in the United States
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tension over Black assertion of civil rights after World War I ⓘ violence against African Americans ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Black U.S. soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Jim Crow era in the United States
NERFINISHED
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post–World War I era ⓘ |
| involves |
African American soldiers
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United States Army personnel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cochise County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Bisbee, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Summer
NERFINISHED
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history of racial violence in Arizona ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African American military service in World War I
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history of Bisbee, Arizona ⓘ race riots in the United States ⓘ racial violence during the Red Summer ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Red Summer of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Bisbee riot of 1919 Description of subject: The Bisbee riot of 1919 was a violent racial clash in Bisbee, Arizona, in which white residents attacked Black U.S. soldiers, reflecting the broader racial tensions and unrest of the Red Summer.
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