Pulaski, Tennessee Race Riot 1868
The Pulaski riot was a race riot that occurred in Pulaski, Tennessee on January 7, 1868. While the riot appeared to be based in a trade dispute of the previous…
Memphis Riots Of 1866
The Memphis massacre of 1866 was a series of violent events that occurred from May 1 to 3, 1866 in Memphis, Tennessee. The racial violence was ignited by political and…
New York City Draft Riots
The New York City draft riots (July 13–16, 1863), sometimes referred to as the Manhattan draft riots and known at the time as Draft Week, were violent disturbances in Lower…
Igbo Landing Mass Suicide 1803
Igbo Landing (also called Ibo Landing, Ebo Landing, or Ebos Landing) is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. It was the setting of…
Christina Pennsylvania Riot 1851
The Christiana Riot, also known as Christiana Resistance, Christiana Tragedy, or Christiana incident, was the successful armed resistance by free Blacks and escaped slaves to a raid led by a…
Pennsylvania Hall And The 1838 Fire
Pennsylvania Hall, “one of the most commodious and splendid buildings in the city,” was an abolitionist venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1837–38. It was a “Temple of Free Discussion”,…
New York anti-abolitionist riots (1834)
Beginning July 7, 1834, New York City was torn by a huge antiabolitionist riot (also called Farren Riot or Tappan Riot) that lasted for nearly a week until it was…
Cincinnati Riots Of 1829 And 1836
Cincinnati riots of 1829 The Cincinnati race war of 1829 were triggered by competition for jobs between Irish immigrants and native blacks and former slaves, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States…
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt (Portuguese: Revolta dos Malês, pronounced , , also known as The Great Revolt) was a Muslim slave rebellion in Brazil.
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry (formerly spelled Harper’s Ferry) was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern…