What the records say
- When
- Sep 1841
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 39.10° N, 84.51° W
- Description
- riots in Cincinnati, Ohio
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Cincinnati riots of 1841
Riots in Cincinnati, Ohio
The Cincinnati riots of 1841 occurred after a long drought had created widespread unemployment in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Over a period of several days in September 1841, unemployed whites attacked black residents who defended themselves. Many blacks were rounded up and held behind a cordon and then moved to the jail. According to the authorities, this was for their own protection.
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