Atlanta Race Riot video questions
1. Describe 1906 Atlanta. A growing city with lots of people moving from the farms.
Competition between blacks and white for a few jobs
2. What did most whites believe about blacks? That blacks were inferior, even if they were
educated and had a good job
3. Name 4 things segregated by race. Bibles, elevators, street cars, toilets
4. Hoke Smith blamed African Americans for Georgia’s problems, particularly crimes
against ______white women____.
5. ____Newspaper articles added to the tension by publicizing many of these crimes.
6. Mobs _____randomly___ attacked black people.
7. The mob killed 2 barbers_____ from Alonzo Herndon’s barber shop.
8. The riot lasted ______3___ days and ______26______ people were killed.
9. What can we learn from the 1906 riot?
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Describe 1906 Atlanta.
What did most whites believe about blacks?
Name 4 things segregated by race.
Hoke Smith blamed African Americans for Georgia’s problems, particularly
________________ against ____________________________.
______________________ articles added to the tension by publicizing many of these
crimes.
Mobs __________________________ attacked black people.
The mob killed _____________________ from Alonzo Herndon’s barber shop.
The riot lasted ____________ days and _______________ people were killed.
What can we learn from the 1906 riot?