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RE: Terrorism in Philadelphia: White Mob Attacks & Police Brutality Against Black Americans
Good perspective.
The use of the term "Race Riot" was challenged at the time by the editors of Philadelphia Tribune, the city's African-American owned newspaper:
I wonder how much more we might learn from the Tribune's purposeful choices of words and terms. Or from the many word relevant choices make by the (Caucasian) establishment newspapers.
In light of all the rioting on 29th and Federal, I'm wondering where the white residents of the Seventh Ward stood? That neighborhood was historically mixed, and their were familial relationships. Are there more recent studies beyond Du Bois' work that document this?
Thank you for sharing this wonderful primary source!