EPISODE · May 10, 2019 · 40 MIN
Episode 112: The Charleston Riot of 1919
from Charleston Time Machine · host Nic Butler, Ph.D.
Today marks the centenary of one of the biggest public disturbances in Charleston’s history—the “race riot” of 1919. Late on Saturday, May 10th, young white sailors fueled by racial hatred roamed the city, smashing property and spilling blood as they went. It was an ominous beginning to what became known across the United States as the “Red Summer.”
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