What the records say
- When
- 12 Jul 1919
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 31.00° N, 100.00° W
- Description
- race riot and lynching in Texas, USA
Placed at the district its description names, Texas.
Longview race riot
Race riot and lynching in Texas, US
The Longview race riot was a series of violent incidents in Longview, Texas, between July 10 and July 12, 1919, when whites attacked black areas of town, killed one black man, and burned down several properties, including the houses of a black teacher and a doctor.
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