Black Americans

In 1919, Charleston, South Carolina; Longview, Texas; Bisbee, Arizona; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Knoxville, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; and Elaine, Arkansas experienced a wave of anti-Black collective violence usually and problematically termed “race riots.” In addition, white supremacists lynched nearly 100 Black people and initiated dozens of smaller racist clashes throughout 1919.

Using a map of the Greenwood District, known as the "Black Wall Street" in 1921, users can scroll over locations and explore the history of the Tulsa massacre - the deadliest racial attack in US history.

The bloodiest race riot in Chicago's history began on July 27, 1919, and resulted in 38 deaths by the time it ended six days later.

It's been 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, a two-day attack on Black Americans in the thriving business district of Greenwood. Hear from survivors, descendants of victims and thought leaders in the CBS News special, "Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy," anchored by "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King.

How a scholarship helped — and didn't help — descendants of victims of the 1923 Rosewood racial massacre.

"No crime in American history-- let alone a crime that never occurred-- produced as many trials, convictions, reversals, and retrials as did an alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers on the Southern Railroad freight run from Chattanooga to Memphis on March 25, 1931."