Atlanta, Georgia (1906)

Atlanta, the capital of Georgia experienced white mob violence in Spetember 1906. The city's population had increased quickly resulting in racial tension in many areas. The mayoral election provoked newspapers to print about alleged assaults by African American males against white women and arrogant black elites wanting to achieve equality. This had consequences when 4 alleged assaults were reported in the same day and thousands of white males had gathered a group in Downtown Atlanta. They attacked African Americans everywhere while destroying their businesses etc. The next day African Americans armed themselves in order to be able to protect themselves. Day three brought a confrontation that ended with the death of one policeman and the arrest of 250 African Americans. Somewhere between 25-40 African Americans lost their lives compared to only two white.