Charleston riot of 1919|
News coverage of the Charleston riot of 1919 |
| Date | May 10, 1919 |
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| Location | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
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| Outcome | Racial riots by white Americans against black Americans across the United States. |
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| Deaths | 6 |
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- April – June
- Morgan County, WV (April 10)
- Jenkins, GA (April 13)
- Sylvester, Georgia (April 14)
- Pickens, Mississippi (May 5)
- Philadelphia (May 9)
- Charleston, SC (May 10)
- Sylvester, Georgia (May 10)
- El Dorado, Arkansas (May 21)
- Milan, Georgia (May 26)
- Putnam County, GA (May 27–28)
- New London, CT (May 30)
- Monticello, Mississippi (May 31)
- Macon, MS (June 7)
- Memphis, Tennessee (June 13)
- Bibb County, Alabama (June 18)
- Annapolis (June 27)
- Macon, Mississippi (June 27)
- New London, CT (June 29)
- July
- Bisbee, AZ (July 3)
- Dublin, Georgia riot (July 6)
- Philadelphia (July 7)
- Coatesville, PA (July 8)
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama (July 9)
- Longview, TX (July 10–12)
- Baltimore (July 11)
- Garfield Park, IN (July 14)
- Port Arthur, TX (July 15)
- Louise, Mississippi (July 15)
- Washington D.C. (July 19–24)
- New York City (July 20)
- Norfolk, VA (July 21)
- New Orleans, Louisiana (July 23)
- Darby, PA (July 23)
- Newberry, SC (July 24)
- Hobson City, Alabama (July 26)
- Chicago (July 27–August 3)
- Newberry, South Carolina (July 28)
- Bloomington, Illinois (July 31)
- Philadelphia (July 31)
- Syracuse, NY (July 31)
- August – November
- Whatley, AL (August 1)
- Lincoln, Arkansas (August 3)
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi (August 4)
- Texarkana, Texas riot of 1919 (August 6)
- New York City (August 21)
- Austin, TX (August 22)
- Laurens County, GA (August 27–29)
- Knoxville (August 30–31)
- Bogalusa, Louisiana (August 31)
- Clarksdale, Mississippi (September 10)
- Omaha (September 28–29)
- Montgomery, Alabama (September 29)
- Elaine, AR (September 30–October 1)
- Baltimore (October 1–2)
- Corbin, KY (October 31)
- Macon, Georgia (November 2)
- Ocoee, FL (November 2–3)
- Magnolia, Arkansas (November 11)
- Wilmington, DE (November 13)
- Bogalusa, LA (November 22)
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The Charleston riot of 1919 took place on the night of Saturday, May 10, between members of the US Navy and the local black population. They attacked black individuals, businesses, and homes killing six and injuring dozens.