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On November 10, 1898, a shocking coup was executed in Wilmington, North Carolina, as white mobs led by former Confederate Colonel Alfred Moore Waddell overthrew the city’s elected biracial government and massacred 60 or more Black men. eji.org/news/wilmingto…
On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
On this day in 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals. A white mob protested her arrival, screaming slurs. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
On this day in 1957, a Texas police chief threatened to jail local NAACP leaders for refusing to disclose confidential information about their members. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
On this day in 1935, a white mob lynched 15-year-old Ernest Collins and 16-year-old Benny Mitchell in Colorado County, Texas. Officials later called the lynching “justice,” and no one was punished. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
This #VeteransDay, EJI acknowledges the plight of many Black veterans who, instead of being treated as honored members of society upon their return from service, were often attacked, lynched, mistreated and abused. eji.org/news/rememberi…
On this day in 1866, a Texas law was approved authorizing county officials to employ incarcerated people in public works or lease them out to private employers for profit. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
On this day in 1889, a white mob took 18-year-old Orion “Owen” Anderson from jail in Leesburg, Virginia, and lynched him for allegedly frightening a white girl. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
On this day in 1931, a segregated Georgia hospital refused to admit Juliette Derricotte, Dean of Fisk University, and one of her students after a serious car accident. They both died as a result. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
On this day in 1947, police officers in Rochester, New York, shot and killed an unarmed Black military veteran named Roland T. Price. Though Mr. Price did not resist, the shooting was deemed "justified." calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
The FBI has agreed to investigate the death of Dennoriss Richardson, 39, a Black man who was found hanging in a remote area miles from his home in Colbert County, Alabama. eji.org/news/fbi-inves…
On this day in 1862, the U.S. government sentenced 303 members of the Dakota people to death for participating in the U.S.-Dakota War. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…
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