Hamburg riot of 1876
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The Hamburg riot of 1876 was a Reconstruction-era white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and residents to suppress African American political power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hamburg riot of 1876 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Hamburg riot of 1876 Context triple: [Hamburg, South Carolina, massacreAlsoKnownAs, Hamburg riot of 1876]
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Dresden uprising of 1849
The Dresden uprising of 1849 was a short-lived but significant armed insurrection in the German city of Dresden during the 1848–1849 revolutions, in which revolutionaries, including anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, attempted to establish a more democratic government before being suppressed by royalist forces.
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Ruhr uprising of 1920
The Ruhr uprising of 1920 was a large-scale left-wing workers’ revolt in Germany’s Ruhr region, in which armed militias briefly seized control of industrial centers before being violently suppressed by government and Freikorps forces.
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Spartacist uprising
The Spartacist uprising was a failed 1919 communist revolt in Berlin led by the Spartacus League, aiming to establish a socialist government in post–World War I Germany.
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Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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Bundschuh revolts
The Bundschuh revolts were a series of late 15th- and early 16th-century German peasant uprisings protesting feudal oppression and laying ideological groundwork for the later German Peasants’ War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hamburg riot of 1876 Target entity description: The Hamburg riot of 1876 was a Reconstruction-era white supremacist attack in Hamburg, South Carolina, in which armed Democrats killed and terrorized Black militiamen and residents to suppress African American political power.
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Dresden uprising of 1849
The Dresden uprising of 1849 was a short-lived but significant armed insurrection in the German city of Dresden during the 1848–1849 revolutions, in which revolutionaries, including anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, attempted to establish a more democratic government before being suppressed by royalist forces.
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Ruhr uprising of 1920
The Ruhr uprising of 1920 was a large-scale left-wing workers’ revolt in Germany’s Ruhr region, in which armed militias briefly seized control of industrial centers before being violently suppressed by government and Freikorps forces.
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C.
Spartacist uprising
The Spartacist uprising was a failed 1919 communist revolt in Berlin led by the Spartacus League, aiming to establish a socialist government in post–World War I Germany.
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D.
Reichstag fire
The Reichstag fire was a 1933 arson attack on the German parliament building that the Nazis exploited to suspend civil liberties and consolidate dictatorial power.
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E.
Bundschuh revolts
The Bundschuh revolts were a series of late 15th- and early 16th-century German peasant uprisings protesting feudal oppression and laying ideological groundwork for the later German Peasants’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era event
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massacre ⓘ politically motivated violence ⓘ racially motivated attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hamburg massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
act of racial terrorism
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white supremacist massacre ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers in Hamburg, South Carolina ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | July 8, 1876 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ellenton massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
intimidation of Black Republicans
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restoration of white Democratic control in South Carolina ⓘ suppression of African American voting ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over use of a public road by a Black militia company
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white Democratic opposition to Black militia drills ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–Civil War Reconstruction in the American South ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to the end of Reconstruction in South Carolina
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used as a warning to Black voters across South Carolina ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
Black militia company of the South Carolina National Guard
NERFINISHED
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local white Democratic clubs ⓘ paramilitary groups allied with the Democratic Party in South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aiken County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Hamburg, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
disenfranchisement of African American voters
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political control by the Democratic Party ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extrajudicial executions of captured Black militiamen
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impunity for most white perpetrators ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | at least 6 ⓘ |
| partOf |
campaign of paramilitary violence in South Carolina in 1876
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white supremacist violence during Reconstruction ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
armed white Democrats
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white supremacists ⓘ |
| precededBy | escalating racial and political tensions in Aiken County ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
African American suffrage during Reconstruction
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Red Shirts (Southern United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ Redeemer governments in the post-Reconstruction South ⓘ |
| result |
strengthening of Democratic Party control in South Carolina
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terrorization of Black community in Hamburg ⓘ weakening of Republican political power in Aiken County ⓘ |
| studiedIn | historiography of Reconstruction-era racial violence ⓘ |
| target | African American political power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim |
African American residents of Hamburg
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Black militiamen ⓘ |
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