Liam O'Mara IV, PhDDec 29
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1923, the Arkansas #CatcherRaceRiot took place. The unexplained death of a white woman was pretext for a #pogrom in which three were killed and the entire #AfricanAmerican population was expelled, their cemeteries exhumed & burnt, creating a #SundownTown.
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDDec 29, 2024
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1923, the Arkansas #CatcherRaceRiot took place. The unexplained death of a white woman was pretext for a #pogrom in which three were killed and the entire #AfricanAmerican population was expelled, their cemeteries exhumed & burnt, creating a #SundownTown.