Breaking the Sound Barrier by Amy Goodman

Never Heard of It? Why the Elaine, Arkansas Massacre of 1919 Must be Remembered

10.06.2022 - By Democracy Now!Play

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By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan

Hundreds of African Americans in Elaine were slaughtered by the white mob, likely aided by law enforcement and federal troops. Historians estimate the number killed at no less than two hundred Black residents – men, women and children. No white participants were ever held accountable.

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