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September 30th

2 events recorded on The Ledger.

  1. 1919
    The Record

    Elaine Massacre begins

    A white railroad agent and a deputy sheriff fire on a Black sharecroppers union meeting at the Hoop Spur church in Phillips County, Arkansas. Over five days, white mobs and U.S. Army troops kill between 100 and 240 Black residents.

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  2. 1962
    The Rise

    Constance Baker Motley walks James Meredith into Ole Miss

    Constance Baker Motley accompanies James Meredith through the federally guarded doors of the University of Mississippi, desegregating the institution.

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