What the records say
- When
- 1 Aug 1842 – 3 Aug 1842
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 39.94° N, 75.15° W
- Description
- racial riot in Philadelphia in 1842
Lombard Street riot
Racial riot in Philadelphia in 1842
The Lombard Street riot was a racially motivated mob attack on the free Black community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1842.
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