Question

What was white leaders’ point of view on the Atlanta race riot of 1906? What was the point of view of the city’s African American leaders? What was the perspective of people who lived outside the city? Write one or two paragraphs comparing and contrasting these different viewpoints on the race riot. Include supporting facts and details in your response. Access the documents here.

Answer 1

Watson, inflamed racial tensions in Atlanta by insisting that Black disenfranchisement was necessary to ensure that Blacks were kept "in their place"; that is, in a position inferior to that of whites. Since receiving the right to vote, Smith argued, Blacks also had sought economic and social equality.

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