What the records say
- When
- 1891
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 34.78° N, 90.77° W
- Description
- labor action of African-American sharecroppers in Lee County, Arkansas in September, 1891
Placed at the district its description names, Lee County.
1891 cotton pickers' strike
Labor action of African-American sharecroppers in Arkansas
The cotton pickers' strike of 1891 was a labor action of African-American sharecroppers in Lee County, Arkansas in September 1891. The strike led to open conflict between strikers and plantation owners, racially motivated violence, and both a sheriff's posse and a lynching party. One plantation manager, two non-striking workers, and some twelve strikers were killed during the incident.
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