What the records say
- When
- 1920
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 32.24° N, 85.42° W
- Description
- 1920 conflict in Hurtsboro, Alabama, US
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hurtsboro race riot
1920 conflict in Hurtsboro, Alabama, US
The Hurtsboro “race riot” was an exchange of gunfire near Hurtsboro, Alabama in the final days of 1920 that was described in newspapers across the country as a deadly shoot-out between whites and blacks. In the end, a riot was avoided, no one was killed, and the suspect was released without charges.
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