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Longview, Texas race riot and expulsion of Black residents

A white mob attacked Black residents in Longview, Texas, burning homes and forcing many African Americans to flee the town amid accusations of a crime, with several casualties reported.

The Longview violence was one of the episodes of the 'Red Summer' of 1919, highlighting the nationwide scale of racial terror after World War I and the federal and local failures to protect Black citizens.

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