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Remembering the Elaine Massacre of 1918
Original: Today in Labor History September 30, 1918: White mobs, aided by federal troops, slaughtered as many as 237 African-Ameri
On September 30, 1918, white mobs backed by federal troops killed as many as 237 African-American sharecroppers in the Elaine Massacre in Phillips County, Arkansas. The victims had been organizing against debt peonage abuses, roughly fifty years after emancipation. The anniversary is being marked in discussions of labor history and racial violence.
Why now: The anniversary of the massacre prompts reflection on labor organizing and racial violence in American history.
Elaine MassacreArkansasAfrican-American sharecroppersProgressive Farmers and Household Union of America
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- Today in Labor History September 30, 1918: White mobs, aided by federal troops, slaughtered as many as 237 African-American workers in the Elaine Massacre, in Arkansas. The workers had been organizing against the abuses of debt peonage (which still persisted there, nearly 50… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 13
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