Elaine Massacre Prisoners

African-American men taken prisoner during the Elaine Massacre by U.S. Army troops sent from Camp Pike; 1919.

White soldier with gun escorting group of young African-American men down dirt road

Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

Media

Time Period

Early Twentieth Century (1901 - 1940)

Category

Law / Law Enforcement

Type

Group

Race & Ethnicity

African American

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