 Atlanta Massacre of 1906

The Atlanta Massacre of 1906 was an attack by armed mobs of white Americans against African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia (United States), which began the evening of September 22 and lasted through September 24, 1906.The events were reported by newspapers around the world, including the French "Le Petit Journal" which described the "lynchings in the USA" and the "massacre of Negroes in Atlanta," the "Aberdeen (Scotland) Press and Journal" under the headline "Race Riots in Georgia," and the "London (UK) Evening Standard" under the headlines "Anti-Negro Riots" and "Outrages in Georgia."