African American history MassacreThe Rosewood MassacreMeserette KentakeJanuary 1, 2016June 12, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJanuary 1, 2016June 12, 20200 On January 1, 1923 a massacre was carried out in Rosewood, a town with about 150 residents. Rosewood was an all-black community, except for one...
African American history MassacreThe Jonestown MassacreUchenna EdehNovember 18, 2015February 23, 2020 by Uchenna EdehNovember 18, 2015February 23, 20200 On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the “Jonestown Massacre,” more than 900 members of an American cult called the Peoples Temple died...
African American history MassacreThe Wilmington Massacre of 1898Meserette KentakeNovember 10, 2015June 10, 2020 by Meserette KentakeNovember 10, 2015June 10, 20200 The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 was a politically motivated attack by European-Americans against the city’s leading African American citizens. The massacre occurred because Southern Whyte...
African American history Black History MassacreThe Monroe MassacreMeserette KentakeJuly 25, 2015February 23, 2020 by Meserette KentakeJuly 25, 2015February 23, 20200 On July 25, 1946, two African American couples and an unborn baby were shot more than 60 times and lynched near the Moore’s Ford Bridge,...