Reposted from @iamricharddunn Please join in signing the petition to change the name from the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot to 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre.
The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre should be the accepted name for one of the most egregious acts of racial violence in Georgia history.
Calling it a “riot,” does not fully convey the brutality of an event in which at least two dozen of Atlanta’s Black residents were killed and hundreds more injured at the hands of a white mob numbering nearly 10,000.
We believe the word “massacre” more accurately describes what happened and should be used in any reference to the events of that day, from education curricula to web resources to media references.
Created and Led by Ann Hill Bond
Supported by The Coalition to Remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre
