Norfolk race riot of 1919
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The Norfolk race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Red Summer, marked by clashes between white mobs and Black residents amid nationwide post–World War I racial tensions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Summer event
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historical event ⓘ race riot ⓘ racial conflict ⓘ |
| hasCause |
economic competition between Black and white workers
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post–World War I racial tensions ⓘ racial discrimination against African Americans ⓘ resistance to Black social and political advancement ⓘ tensions over Black veterans returning from World War I ⓘ white supremacist violence ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
greater national awareness of racial violence
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heightened racial tensions in Norfolk ⓘ increased fear and insecurity among Black residents ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasEthnicContext |
African Americans
NERFINISHED
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white Americans ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
Great Migration
NERFINISHED
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demobilization after World War I ⓘ rise of Black political activism after World War I ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Norfolk, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotivation | maintenance of white supremacy ⓘ |
| hasNature |
mob violence
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racially motivated violence ⓘ urban unrest ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Black residents
ⓘ
white mobs ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorGroup | white mobs ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext |
Red Summer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–World War I period ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
civil rights history
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race relations in the United States ⓘ urban racial unrest ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfViolence |
anti-Black violence
ⓘ
collective violence ⓘ |
| hasVictimGroup | African Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Red Summer of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Jim Crow laws
NERFINISHED
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history of African Americans in Virginia ⓘ racial segregation in the United States ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
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