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    Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

    This #thread is for those of you struggling to comprehend that the recent murders are just a fraction of racial violence in the United States. We are protesting for #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor, #AhmaudArbery AND hundreds of years of oppression. Let's begin your history lesson.pic.twitter.com/BiO7EbCbLo

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      2. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        The Cincinnati Riots, 1829 Due to a rapid increase of Black migrants to the city, mobs of 200-300 white rioters attacked Black neighborhoods hoping to push them out of the city.pic.twitter.com/bkajsuefmp

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      3. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        The Anti-Abolition Riots, NYC, 1834 Week long riot, put down by military force. Resentment of Black Americans caused rioters to control whole sections of the city while they attacked the homes, businesses, and churches of abolitionist leaders & ransacked black neighborhoods.pic.twitter.com/MBvAuU4Wev

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      4. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        The Pennsylvania Hall Fire, 1838 Furious that the hall was being used for abolitionist meetings and speeches given by Black people and women, a mob destroyed the hall.pic.twitter.com/AHpfYbSF8s

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      5. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Christiana Riot, 1851 Four "fugitive" enslaved persons hid in Christiana, PA. A Maryland mob intent on recapturing them were met by defenders and a fight ensued. The slaveowner died in this fight and the incident polarized the national slavery debate. 🙄pic.twitter.com/wN5msGuFMV

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      6. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        NYC Draft Riots, 1863 The white working class was upset b/c of the Civil War draft and resented free Black people who were employed in Lower Manhattan. White rioters attacked Black people throughout the city. The death toll was 119+ people.pic.twitter.com/RKim8WEK6X

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      7. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        The Memphis massacre of 1866 was a series of violent events that occurred from May 1 to 3, 1866 in Memphis, Tennessee. A shooting "altercation" happened between police and Black Civil War veterans. Mobs of white residents and policemen rampaged through Black neighborhoods.pic.twitter.com/e6CoOn9J4b

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      8. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Destroyed the houses of freedmen, attacking, raping, & killing Black soldiers and civilians. -46 Black ppl -2 whites killed -75 Black ppl injured -100 Black ppl robbed -5 black women raped -91 homes, 4 churches, 8 schools (every black church and school) burned #Memphis

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      9. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        New Orleans Massacre, 1866 Unarmed protesters (Black veterans) arrived to rally for voting rights. They were met by a group of armed whites who opposed abolition. The marchers were stabbed, kicked, clubbed, and shot. 50 people were killed.pic.twitter.com/47tWa3F9W9

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      10. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Opelousas Massacre, 1868 "The deadliest massacre in reconstruction-era Louisiana happened 150 years ago." (Smithsonian) A white school teacher/journalist on the side of Black liberation was beaten. Black ppl were accused of plotting revenge and 250 people were killed.pic.twitter.com/ftqKAt0ydm

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      11. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Meridian, Mississippi, 1871 Black men were accused of inciting a riot, starting a fire, and organizing. During the trial, the judge was shot in the courtroom and a gunfight erupted. 30 Black people were murdered over the following days.pic.twitter.com/3v8dTb5bNY

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      12. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Clinton, Mississippi Massacre, 1875pic.twitter.com/7bbZbsyC8r

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      13. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Hamburg Massacre, South Carolina 1876 White supremacists wanted to regain control of state governments and eradicate the civil rights of Black Americans. 100 white men attacked Black people. 94 white men were indicted for murder by a coroner's jury, none were prosecuted.pic.twitter.com/CNjfzMsWK0

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      14. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Carroll County Courthouse Massacre, Mississippi, 1886 Ed and Charley Brown, who were part Native American and Black, spilled molasses they were delivering. They were accused of intentionally spilling the molasses. An argument ended in all men wounded…during the trial…pic.twitter.com/dLUVtOf0mK

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      15. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        …50 armed white men stormed the courtroom and opened fire on the Brown brothers and the other Black ppl in attendance. Both brothers were killed along w/ 21+ other Black ppl. All victims of the massacre were Black; no whites were injured.

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      16. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Thibodaux Massacre, Louisiana 1887 Cane cutters, while "free," weren't allowed to own land, rent, and their families lived in old slave cabins. Instead of cash, workers got scrip that bought basics at plantation stores. Workers banded together in several sugar parishes…pic.twitter.com/uINyDJsFxo

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      17. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        They demanded cash wages of $1.25 per day, or $1.00 if meals were included. Growers refused. The workers went on strike and marched. 3 weeks. 10,000 workers. State militia intervened and 300+ Black people were killed, wounded or missing, including elders, women, and children.pic.twitter.com/JHQaLkCT9Z

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      18. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        New Orleans Dockworkers' Riot, 1894 Non-union Black dockworkers were attacked by white dockworkers, accused of agreeing to lower wages. The riot left six Black laborers dead and many other wounded.pic.twitter.com/aZvNrg2ZM7

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      19. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Virden, Illinois Race Riot, 1898 Birmingham miners arrive to Virden, to help during a strike. Greeted by 300 armed white miners. 7 striking miners and 5 guards were killed, with as many as thirty individuals wounded, including a Black Birmingham miner.pic.twitter.com/x1Om3xcHiA

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      20. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Wilmington Race Riot, NC, 1898 After an editorial in a Black newspaper, A white mob of 400-500 ppl marched into the newspaper office, smashed the press, and burned down the building. The rioters delayed a Black fire company long enough to ensure destruction of the property.pic.twitter.com/bLVxHMYDPI

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      21. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Rioters continued to shoot into Black areas. Reports of the death toll are conflicting, ranging from 25-250. (Who gets to write history?)pic.twitter.com/oAJtesz1D9

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      22. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Newburg, NY, 1899 Black workers were hired to fill labor shortages in brick yards. Several strikes broke out at multiple brickyards as non-Black workers protested the hiring of more Black ppl. Racial tensions and fights broke out. 2 Black men were injured. This is the NYTimes:pic.twitter.com/fZjycAd4LG

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      23. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Robert Charles Riot, New Orleans, 1900 Black laborer Robert Charles fatally shot a white police officer. Manhunt for him ensued, and a white mob started rioting, attacking Black ppl throughout the city. 4 days later, Charles was shot by a "special police volunteer."pic.twitter.com/5nqfSIHQf5

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      24. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Mob shot him hundreds more times, and beat the body. White rioting continued, with several blacks killed after Charles had died. A total of 28 people were killed in the riots, including Charles. 50 people were wounded in the riots, including 11 hospitalized. Mostly Black ppl.

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      25. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        There was another New York Race Riot in 1900. There are far too many, in New York, for me to cover. Rebecca Solnit's Nonstop Metropolis has a map with every riot that ever happened, here. https://www.amazon.com/Nonstop-Metropolis-York-City-Atlas/dp/0520285956 …

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      26. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Springfield, Illinois, 1908 Two Black men were accused of rape and murder. When a sheriff moved them out of the city for trial, a mob of 5,000 murdered Black citizens on the streets. 16 people died. 1 Black suspect was convicted and sentenced to death and the other was let go.pic.twitter.com/zwD1Z2anJS

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      27. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        East St. Louis, Illinois, 1917 Rumor was: Black men were speaking to white women during a labor meeting. Thousands of white men marched into downtown East St. Louis and began attacking Black ppl and burning buildings. 6,000 Black ppl were left homeless. Deaths in the hundreds.pic.twitter.com/fO3cfqZgP5

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      28. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        A Black woman moved into a white area, in South Philly. White crowd gathered and threw rocks at her window. She fired a warning shot in the air and injured someone. Riot ensued. 4 deaths. 60 Black ppl were arrested, compared to only three white ppl.pic.twitter.com/A9PdECVmhe

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      29. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Chicago, 1919 Eugene Williams, a Black child, drifted into a "white swimming area" at an informally segregated beach. Black neighbors near white areas were attacked, white gangs went in2 Black neighborhoods, and black workers seeking to get to and from employment were attacked.pic.twitter.com/BQfbzUy0DS

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      30. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        -38 people died (23 Blaxk and 15 white) -537 were injured, 2/3 Black -1,000 Black residents were left homeless -Many Black families had left by train before the rioting ended, returning to the South.pic.twitter.com/UxuJsaXbXr

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      31. Erica Buddington‏Verified account @ericabuddington 29 May 2020

        Knoxville, Tennessee, 1919 A lynch mob stormed the county jail in search of Maurice Mays, a biracial man who had been accused of murdering a white woman. When they couldn't find him, they destroyed and shot up the Black neighborhood.pic.twitter.com/MTSOflXYWc

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