Knoxville riot of 1919

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The Knoxville riot of 1919 was a violent white mob attack on Black residents in Knoxville, Tennessee, during the Red Summer, reflecting the era’s widespread racial tensions and unrest.

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Knoxville riot of 1919 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
pogrom ⓘ
race riot ⓘ
racially motivated violence ⓘ
cause alleged murder of a white woman ⓘ
racial tensions ⓘ
white supremacist violence ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1919-08-31 ⓘ
hasCharacteristic arson ⓘ
looting ⓘ
lynch mob activity ⓘ
racial terror ⓘ
use of firearms ⓘ
hasEffect deaths and injuries ⓘ
destruction of Black homes and businesses ⓘ
long-term trauma in Knoxville’s Black community ⓘ
mass displacement of Black residents ⓘ
historicalContext Great Migration ⓘ
competition for jobs and housing ⓘ
post-World War I racial tensions ⓘ
rise of white supremacist organizations ⓘ
location Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
mainVictims African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
memorializedIn local historical markers ⓘ
scholarly articles on Red Summer ⓘ
opposingForce Tennessee National Guard ⓘ
local law enforcement ⓘ
partOf Red Summer ⓘ
racial unrest in the United States in 1919 ⓘ
perpetrators white mob ⓘ
precededBy attempted lynching of a Black suspect ⓘ
racially charged media coverage ⓘ
relatedTo Chicago race riot of 1919 ⓘ
Elaine massacre ⓘ
Red Summer of 1919 ⓘ
Washington D.C. race riot of 1919 ⓘ
result heightened fear among Black residents ⓘ
increased racial segregation in Knoxville ⓘ
suppression of Black political influence in Knoxville ⓘ
startDate 1919-08-30 ⓘ
studiedIn African American history ⓘ
U.S. urban history ⓘ
civil rights historiography ⓘ
timePeriod 1919 ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ

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Red Summer → hasNotableEvent → Knoxville riot of 1919 ⓘ
Longview race riot → relatedTo → Knoxville riot of 1919 ⓘ