https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff Locate documents - newspapers, government records, photographs which document the CAUSES and RESULTS of the violence in the city that you were assigned. Be sure to assess the validity of the documents and include a brief narrative. en-us 2022-03-10 17:23:33 UTC 2025-11-16 05:11:19 UTC hello@padlet.com laymank1 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2088808498 2022-03-10 17:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2088808498 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2088995290 The violence was between black buffalo soldiers and local police, who were aiming to aggravate the black soldiers so they'd have an excuse to shoot them down. Nobody was killed, however many black people were wounded and arrested. Previous to this white mobs had been targeting black WWI soldiers.

]]> 2022-03-10 19:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2088995290 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2088998931 People (ex: Will Brown) getting lynched even though they were completely innocent. 
Police Brutality. ]]> 2022-03-10 19:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2088998931 phoebejohnson3 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089000173 2022-03-10 19:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089000173 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089000998 White mobs attacked the Black community and Black soldiers returning from WWI. The mob was retaliating against an alleged assault of a white woman by a Black man.]]> 2022-03-10 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089000998 jacksonmcgehean https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089002081 Lemuel Walters, a black man in a relationship with a white woman, was killed by a white mob that claimed that Walters had threatened and attacked the woman in her home. Additionally, when the Chicago Defender and a local school professor named Samuel Jones came to the defense of Walters, the mob targeted Mr. Jones.

Five houses burned down and some blacks killed after a group of blacks fire upon a white mob searching for a man accused of offending a women.]]> 2022-03-10 19:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089002081 gracedonaghy https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089005918 The riot started as a result of white supremacy and racial issues in this area. It was also caused by a growing concerns about labor unions. A shooting incident at the progressive farmers and household union escalated into mob violence on the part of the white people in Elaine and surrounding areas. They destroyed homes and businesses. Hundreds of African Americans died while only 5 whites died]]> 2022-03-10 19:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089005918 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089008391 Cause - White police officer (Thomas L. Zebley) got killed and another got injured (shot twice in the lungs) while raiding a house in search of stolen guns.
Effect - White mob grew and try to lynch the three brothers who killed the officer. Only one man, a black man was injured as a result.]]> 2022-03-10 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089008391 amandasmith50 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089008394 During this time, Chicago was extremely segregated in every aspect, including swimming, housing, etc. The start of the violence in this particular instance was when a black man was swimming in Lake Michigan and accidentally drifted into a "white only" swimming area, resulting in him being stoned and drowned by a white man. The police refused to arrest the white man for his crimes so the black community in Chicago protested. These protests quickly became violent resulting in 1,000 black families becoming homeless and hundreds of people being injured. ]]> 2022-03-10 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089008394 levipeltomaa9 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089013785 White veterans in uniform attacked blacks on the streets, causing very little police intervention. The story spread among the black community, who armed themselves. When the white veterans came into the black neighborhood, the blacks fought back. By the end of the night, 10 whites and 5 blacks were killed.]]> 2022-03-10 19:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089013785 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089015514 2022-03-10 19:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089015514 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089016785 A colored teacher published a dergotory statment about a female stuent and then a group of white men start a firsh with guns and burning houses.]]> 2022-03-10 19:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089016785 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089021225 2022-03-10 19:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089021225 levipeltomaa9 https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089024106 2022-03-10 19:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/garnetvalleyschooldistrict/c3wxv6hezc1vkfff/wish/2089024106