Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
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The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in the nation’s capital, emblematic of the racial tensions and unrest that swept the United States during the Red Summer.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington D.C. race riot of 1919 | 2 |
| Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 canonical | 2 |
| Washington race riot of 1919 | 1 |
| Washington, D.C. riot of July 1919 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10282141 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 Context triple: [Red Summer, hasNotableEvent, Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919]
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Chicago Race Riot of 1919
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was a major episode of racial violence during the Red Summer in which tensions between Black and white residents erupted into deadly clashes, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.
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Omaha race riot of 1919
The Omaha race riot of 1919 was a violent white mob attack on Black residents in Omaha, Nebraska, marked by lynching, arson, and widespread destruction during the wave of racial unrest known as the Red Summer.
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C.
Norfolk race riot of 1919
The Norfolk race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Red Summer, marked by clashes between white mobs and Black residents amid nationwide post–World War I racial tensions.
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D.
Mustard Race Riot
Mustard Race Riot is a work by the band Death and Disaster, likely a song or recording known for its provocative title and intense, chaotic style.
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E.
Longview race riot
The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 Target entity description: The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in the nation’s capital, emblematic of the racial tensions and unrest that swept the United States during the Red Summer.
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A.
Chicago Race Riot of 1919
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was a major episode of racial violence during the Red Summer in which tensions between Black and white residents erupted into deadly clashes, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.
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B.
Omaha race riot of 1919
The Omaha race riot of 1919 was a violent white mob attack on Black residents in Omaha, Nebraska, marked by lynching, arson, and widespread destruction during the wave of racial unrest known as the Red Summer.
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C.
Norfolk race riot of 1919
The Norfolk race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Red Summer, marked by clashes between white mobs and Black residents amid nationwide post–World War I racial tensions.
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D.
Mustard Race Riot
Mustard Race Riot is a work by the band Death and Disaster, likely a song or recording known for its provocative title and intense, chaotic style.
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E.
Longview race riot
The Longview race riot was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in Longview, Texas, in July 1919, and is remembered as one of the major racial conflicts of the Red Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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pogrom ⓘ race riot ⓘ racially motivated violence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Washington race riot of 1919
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linked to:
Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
Washington, D.C. riot of July 1919 ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919
|
| chronology |
followed by Chicago race riot of 1919
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linked to:
Chicago Race Riot of 1919
preceded by East St. Louis riots of 1917 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedBySource |
NAACP reports
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linked to:
NAACP
U.S. government documents ⓘ contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ |
| endTime | 1919-07-24 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
competition for jobs and housing
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post–World War I racial conflict ⓘ racial tensions ⓘ rumors of assaults on white women ⓘ white mob violence ⓘ white supremacist violence ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Great Migration
ⓘ
Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Crow laws
Red Summer of 1919 ⓘ demobilization after World War I ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased racial tensions in Washington, D.C.
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national attention to racial violence ⓘ public debate over federal intervention in racial violence ⓘ strengthening of Black self-defense efforts ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-Black racism in the United States
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racial segregation in the United States ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfArrests | hundreds ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | at least 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | dozens ⓘ |
| oppressedGroup |
African Americans
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linked to:
Black Americans
|
| participant |
Black residents of Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
District of Columbia police ⓘ United States military servicemen ⓘ federal troops ⓘ white mobs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Summer
ⓘ
racial conflicts of the post–World War I era ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
white mobs
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white servicemen ⓘ white supremacists ⓘ |
| pointInTime | July 1919 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919-07-19 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 Description of subject: The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was a violent white supremacist attack on Black residents in the nation’s capital, emblematic of the racial tensions and unrest that swept the United States during the Red Summer.
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