Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919

Laurens County, Georgia race riot of 1919
Part of Red Summer
B&W News paper articles
News Coverage of the Laurens Race Riot 1919
DateAugust 27–29, 1919
LocationLaurens County, Georgia, United States
Deaths1 killed [1]

The Laurens County, Georgia race riot was an attack on the black community by white mobs in August 1919. In the Haynes' report, as summarized in the New York Times, it is called the Ocmulgee, Georgia race riot.[1]


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