What the records say
- When
- 1895
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 41.34° N, 89.20° W
- Description
- Racial conflicts in Spring Valley, Illinois, US
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Spring Valley Race Riot of 1895
Racial conflicts in Spring Valley, Illinois, US
The Spring Valley race riot of 1895 was a violent racial conflict between Eastern and Southern European immigrants and African American coal workers in the mining town of Spring Valley, Illinois. The conflict was in response to the robbery and shooting of Italian miner Barney Rollo, who reported that his assailants were five black men.
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