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In 1923, in response to the fatal shooting of four policemen, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time and were forced out at gunpoint. An estimated two thousand people uprooted their lives in response to the racist edict. Area Ku Klux Klan members celebrated the creation of a "sundown town" and increased their own intimidation practices. Figures such as Marcus Garvey spoke out in Pittsburgh against it as newspapers throughout the country published condemnations.
© 2024 Tantor Media (Ljudbok): 9798350886207
© 2015 Arcadia Publishing (E-bok): 9781439668849
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 28 maj 2024
E-bok: 9 november 2015
Historia
In 1923, in response to the fatal shooting of four policemen, the mayor of Johnstown ordered every African American and Mexican immigrant who had lived in the city for less than seven years to leave. They were given less than a day to move or would face crippling fines or jail time and were forced out at gunpoint. An estimated two thousand people uprooted their lives in response to the racist edict. Area Ku Klux Klan members celebrated the creation of a "sundown town" and increased their own intimidation practices. Figures such as Marcus Garvey spoke out in Pittsburgh against it as newspapers throughout the country published condemnations.
© 2024 Tantor Media (Ljudbok): 9798350886207
© 2015 Arcadia Publishing (E-bok): 9781439668849
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 28 maj 2024
E-bok: 9 november 2015
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