Charleston riot of 1919
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The Charleston riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Charleston, South Carolina, in which white mobs attacked Black residents and neighborhoods during the broader wave of racial unrest known as the Red Summer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charleston riot of 1919 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10282146 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Charleston riot of 1919 Context triple: [Red Summer, hasNotableEvent, Charleston riot of 1919]
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A.
Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in the nation’s capital, emblematic of the racial tensions and unrest that swept the United States during the Red Summer.
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B.
Knoxville riot of 1919
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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C.
Longview race riot
The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
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D.
Norfolk race riot of 1919
The Norfolk race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Red Summer, marked by clashes between white mobs and Black residents amid nationwide post–World War I racial tensions.
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E.
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charleston riot of 1919 Target entity description: The Charleston riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Charleston, South Carolina, in which white mobs attacked Black residents and neighborhoods during the broader wave of racial unrest known as the Red Summer.
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A.
Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in the nation’s capital, emblematic of the racial tensions and unrest that swept the United States during the Red Summer.
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B.
Knoxville riot of 1919
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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C.
Longview race riot
The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
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D.
Norfolk race riot of 1919
The Norfolk race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Red Summer, marked by clashes between white mobs and Black residents amid nationwide post–World War I racial tensions.
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E.
1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a devastating white supremacist attack in which a prosperous Black community in Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed, resulting in widespread death, displacement, and the leveling of “Black Wall Street.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Red Summer event
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historical event ⓘ race riot ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | early events of the Red Summer ⓘ |
| conflictType | racial conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicTarget |
African Americans
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linked to:
Black Americans
|
| hasCategory |
1919 in South Carolina
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African-American history of South Carolina ⓘ History of Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ Racially motivated violence against African Americans ⓘ Red Summer (1919) ⓘ
linked to:
Red Summer
Riots and civil disorder in South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasCause |
post–World War I racial unrest in the United States
ⓘ
racial tension ⓘ white supremacist violence ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Charleston, South Carolina
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linked to:
Charleston
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasParticipant |
Black residents of Charleston
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white mobs ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | white mobs ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
1919
ⓘ
Red Summer of 1919 ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Black residents of Charleston ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Migration
ⓘ
Jim Crow era in the United States ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Crow laws
post–World War I demobilization ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to national awareness of racial violence in 1919
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heightened racial tensions in Charleston ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Red Summer ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | English ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
racism
ⓘ
white supremacy ⓘ |
| oppressedGroup | Black residents of Charleston ⓘ |
| oppressorGroup | white residents of Charleston ⓘ |
| perpetratorGroup | white sailors and civilians ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chicago race riot of 1919
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linked to:
Chicago Race Riot of 1919
Elaine massacre ⓘ Red Summer ⓘ Washington D.C. race riot of 1919 ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
|
| result |
deaths
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destruction of Black neighborhoods ⓘ injuries ⓘ property damage ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African American history
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U.S. social history ⓘ history of racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| victimGroup | African Americans in Charleston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charleston riot of 1919 Description of subject: The Charleston riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Charleston, South Carolina, in which white mobs attacked Black residents and neighborhoods during the broader wave of racial unrest known as the Red Summer.
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