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The Springfield race riot of 1908 consisted of events of mass racial violence committed against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans and European immigrants in Springfield, Illinois, between August 14 and 16, 1908. Two black men had been arrested as suspects in a rape, and attempted rape and murder.
Springfield Race Riot, (August 1908), in U.S. history, brutal two-day assault by several thousand white citizens on the Black community of Springfield, Illinois. Triggered by the transfer of a Black prisoner charged with rape (an accusation later withdrawn), the riot was symptomatic
Springfield Race Riot, 1908. In mid-August 1908, the white population of Springfield, Illinois hastily reacted to reports that a white woman has been assaulted in her home by a black man. Soon afterwards another instance of an assault by a black man on a white woman was reported.
Homes at 12th Street and Mason Street burned during the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. Cities and Towns collection/Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. As the White mob rampaged...
In August 1908, a large White mob attacked the Black community in Springfield, Illinois. Rioters destroyed homes and businesses and lynched two men. The event led to the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
President Biden on Friday designated a national monument at the site of the deadly 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill., a tragedy that led to the creation of the NAACP.
The 1908 Springfield Race Riot made Illinois the center of national attention and uproar as it was the final straw for many advocates for racial justice in the United States.
Between August 14-16, 1908, Black Americans were targeted and victimized by a large White mob in Springfield, Illinois. The mob, consisting of thousands of White residents, destroyed Black homes and businesses, and lynched two Black men.
The Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument will protect 1.57 acres of federal land in Springfield, Illinois, and will be managed by the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service.
The Springfield Race Riot was a horrific moment in our nation’s history – one that today reminds us of the strength and resilience of our communities that have historically been subjected to...