Atlanata Race Riot (1906)
The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 was massive riot of white men attacking black men dozens of people killed. This
race riot was caused by the media. News papers printing articles of mixed relations between black men and white woman. As the tension escalated the newspapers didn't help as they reported crime that black men committed like
alleged assaults, breaking and entering and property damage. White men were angered by not only this but by the success of the black men and how well they were doing while most people were struggling. Some white men felt like they deserved more opportunity than the black men did and this caused tension. Finally, outraged white men attacked black men in the streets, killing dozens of people and many more were injured.
race riot was caused by the media. News papers printing articles of mixed relations between black men and white woman. As the tension escalated the newspapers didn't help as they reported crime that black men committed like
alleged assaults, breaking and entering and property damage. White men were angered by not only this but by the success of the black men and how well they were doing while most people were struggling. Some white men felt like they deserved more opportunity than the black men did and this caused tension. Finally, outraged white men attacked black men in the streets, killing dozens of people and many more were injured.