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These Memphis riots of 1866 resulted in the deaths of 46 blacks and 2 whites, over 100 beatings and robberies of blacks, 5 reported rapes, and the destruction by fire of 91 homes, 4 churches and 12 schools (all black). Some white missionaries who were known to be teachers of or sympathetic to blacks were also beaten or threatened, after which ...
Pages in category "African-American history in Memphis, Tennessee" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tarik Black (born 1991) — basketball player; James Blackwood (1919–2002) — gospel singer, ... List of people from Memphis, Tennessee. 2 languages ...
(Reuters) -The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday following an investigation, calling on the ...
A variety of events, from concerts to screenings, will take place in Memphis in honor of Black History Month. Here are some of the highlights. Black History Month in Memphis: 8 things to do, from ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.
The total population of Memphis in 1860 was 22,623 and, while it was growing rapidly, the thousands of black people had a major effect. By 1870 the city totaled 40,226. [8] While some black people lived in the camps, families of the 3rd Artillery—a black unit that had been stationed there—built cabins and shacks.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department routinely engages in policing that violates residents' civil rights and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Department of Justice said in ...