Rioters in Memphis, Tennessee burning Freedmens' Schoolhouses, May 1-2, 1866, artist's impression

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Rioters in Memphis, Tennessee burning Freedmens' Schoolhouses, May 1-2, 1866, artist's impression

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Jia Ma, House Divided, Dickinson College

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11/03/2015

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 29, 2016

Depicted ContentMemphis, TN

Depicted ContentCharles F. Jackson and T.W. Gilbreth, Report of an investigation of the cause, origin, and results of the late riots in the city of Memphis, submitted May 22, 1866

Depicted ContentIn Memphis, serious riots break out as whites kill, rape, and burn in African-American sections of the city

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engraving

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Scenes in Memphis, Tennessee during the riot - Burning a Freedmen's School-House - Sketched by A.R.W.

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 26, 1866, p. 321.

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