George Richardson: The Black Man Whose False Rape Accusation by a White Woman Triggered the Deadly Springfield Riot of 1908 - TalkAfricana

George Richardson: The Black Man Whose False Rape Accusation by a White Woman Triggered the Deadly Springfield Riot of 1908 - TalkAfricana

In August 1908, the city of Springfield, Illinois—often celebrated as the hometown of Abraham Lincoln—became the site of one of the most violent race riots in American history. Over the course of just a few days, white mobs rampaged through Black neighborhoods, leaving death, destruction, and lasting trauma in what is now known as the […] TalkAfricana