1919

Dyer County Massacre

Dyer, Tennessee, TN

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During the Red Summer of 1919, a white mob in Dyer County, Tennessee, killed multiple African Americans after a Black man was accused of killing a white man [12]. The massacre led to the burning of Black homes and businesses, forcing many Black residents to flee the county …

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