In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and the Percilla-Augusta region of neighboring Houston County. The number of dead surpassed the casualties of the Rosewood Massacre in Florida and rivaled those of
The 1910 Slocum Massacre
β Scribed by E.R. Bills
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In lateJuly 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered bywhite mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and the Percilla-Augustaregion of neighboring Houston County. The number of dead surpassed the casualtiesof the Rosewood Massacre in Florida and rivaled those of the Tulsa Riots inOklahoma, but the incidentβone of the largest mass murders of blacks in Americanhistoryβis now largely forgotten. Investigate the facts behind this harrowingact of genocide in E.R. Billsβs compelling inquiry into the Slocum Massacre.
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