SS8H7 EXAMPLE BOOK

Atlanta Race Riot of 1906. How do you feel this affected the relationships between the races?

1906 ATLANTA RACE RIOT

Atlanta had gained a reputation as a southern city that prospered under white and black entrepreneurship as evident by the success of Alonzo Herndon and Booker T. Washington. However, political candidates like Tom Watson and Hoke Smith used the newspaper to spread racial fears and rumors of black men attacking white women. An angry mob of racist whites killed 26 innocent black men and wounded 100s of others. Military troops had to restore order to the city. Atlanta was no longer the same

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Since standard SS8H7 is asking you to analyze (investigate) the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906. What were the causes of the Atlanta Race Riot? How did it affect the city of Atlanta? How did the race riot affect the relationship between the races? Who was at fault for the race riot?

1906 ATLANTA RACE RIOT Atlanta had gained a reputation as a southern city that prospered under white and black entrepreneurship as evident by the success of Alonzo Herndon and Booker T. Washington. However, political candidates like Tom Watson and Hoke Smith used the newspaper to spread racial fears and rumors of black men attacking white women. An angry mob of racist whites killed 26 innocent black men and wounded 100s of others. Military troops had to restore order to the city. Atlanta was no longer the same

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