#springfieldraceriot

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On this date in 1908, The Springfield race riot began when two black men were arrested for allegedly assaulting a white man. A lynch mob seeking to take the men and murder them, were upset that the sheriff had transferred them out of the city. The mob went on a murderous spree against the black citizens and destroyed black homes and businesses. #springfieldraceriot #domesticterrorism #hiddenhistory #blackhidstory #thingstheydontteachyou #makebeingblackinamericalegal #blackhistoryeveryday #maga https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3o1qnJjIw/?igshid=nhdf6qb0itae

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What do you know about the Springfield Race Riot? https://youtu.be/JzbCWCBLzyA #springfieldraceriot1908 #springfieldraceriot #racism https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoOENNgpTe/?igshid=1epdtf0it6c07

[atheawakeningfrequency]

The Springfield Race Riot of 1908 is an often overlooked footnote in Black History. https://youtu.be/2VBWC3IT9yw #springfieldraceriot #springfieldillinois #illinois #springfieldraceriot1908 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xiID5A9k8/?igshid=qxpwmpvwfdua

[dscola]

On this date in 1908, The Springfield race riot began when two black men were arrested for allegedly assaulting a white man. A lynch mob seeking to take the men and murder them, were upset that the sheriff had transferred them out of the city. The mob went on a murderous spree against the black citizens and destroyed black homes and businesses. #springfieldraceriot #domesticterrorism #hiddenhistory #blackhidstory #thingstheydontteachyou #makebeingblackinamericalegal #blackhistoryeveryday