On Sept. 30, 1919, African American farmers, mostly sharecroppers, met in Elaine, Ark. to consider establishing a chapter of theProgressive Farmers and Household Union of America to fight for fair pay for their cotton. Their meeting was attacked and a white man was killed. The next day, white vigilantes and troops arrived, killing at least 100 African Americans. Then hundreds of African Americans were arrested for inciting a riot, 12 were sentenced to death. Read more about theElaine Race Riots during Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America in the Encyclopedia of Arkansas:http://bit.ly/SWyIn7
