
994: The Red Summer // Spiritual Lessons from Black and White America 05 (Eric Ludy)
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The Red Summer of 1919
Most violent incidents during the Red Summer of 1919 were not initiated by fringe white supremacist terror groups. Off-duty sailors and recently discharged army veterans led the mobs. A four day riot in Washington DC began on July 19 when a rumor that black men had assaulted a white woman incited mobs to attack local black neighborhoods.
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