What the records say
- When
- 16 Aug 1908
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 17
- Coordinates
- 39.80° N, 89.64° W
- Description
- Conflict in Springfield, Illinois
1908 Springfield race riot
Conflict in Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans and European immigrants in Springfield, Illinois, between August 14 and 16, 1908. Two black men, Joe James and George Richardson, had been arrested.
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