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News Articles: race riots

Cover of "Le Petit Journal", 7 October, 1906. Depicting the race riots in Atlanta, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Anniversary of the Atlanta Race Massacre; What poll results mean for candidates

Thursday on Political Rewind: On this day in 1906, white mobs killed at least 25 Black Georgians in what would be known as the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre. Plus, the 11th Circuit says the Department of Justice can still examine classified documents from Mar-a-Lago. Also, we look at the story of a Stone Mountain bridge.

 

September 22, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Front page of the French newspaper Le Petit Journal on 7 October, 1906. Illustration Depicts the 1906 race massacre in Atlanta, Ga.

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Political Rewind: 115 Years Ago, Atlanta's 1906 Race Massacre Changed Atlanta Forever

Thursday on Political Rewind: This week marks 115 years since a white mob went on a four-day rampage through a Black community in Atlanta. Twenty-five Black residents were murdered and hundreds more were terrorized. We looked back at that history with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Ernie Suggs.

September 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
The 369th infantry was the first African-American regiment to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

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Remembering The Centennial Of The Red Summer of 1919

One hundred years ago, Americans were adjusting to life after a destabilizing world war. The Spanish influenza decimated communities, fears of Bolshevik...

July 03, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster tells the story of Eunice Honton Carter, a black Atlanta native who became a prominent New York prosecutor in the 1930s.

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How Atlanta Native Helped Take Down One Of America's Most Powerful Mobsters

Eunice Hunton Carter was New York's first African-American assistant district attorney. The Atlanta native was the granddaughter of slaves, and now her...

April 18, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
"Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster" tells the story of Eunice Honton Carter, a black Atlanta native who became a prominent New York prosecutor in the 1930s.

How Atlanta Native Helped Take Down One Of America's Most Powerful Mobsters

Eunice Hunton Carter was New York's first African-American assistant district attorney. The Atlanta native was the granddaughter of slaves, and now her...

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

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