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1906 Atlanta Race Riot

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When the General Riot Call was Tolled the State Troops responded promptly and lined the Main Streets. An hour after the troops appeared the mod dispersed. There was no further trouble in the city, but rioting continued in the suburbs until put down by the military.View of militia at the scene of the 1906 race riots at the intersection of Walton Street and Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia taken from Harper's Weekly, volume 50, page 1458.The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 took place from September 22 to September 26, 1906 when Atlanta newspapers reported four alleged assaults on local white women. Soon white men gathered in the Five Points area in downtown Atlanta and turned violent. An estimated 25 to 40 African-Americans were killed along with two confirmed white Americans.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

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  1. Atlanta
  2. Georgia
  3. Militias
  4. Riot Control
  5. Riots
  6. Street Railroads
  7. Uniforms
  8. Weapons

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