COLLECTION NAME:
Letter describing the “Snow Riot,” a racist attack by young white men on the Black community of Washington, D.C.
Record
Identifier:
C0291B01F01L01
Title:
Letter describing the "Snow Riot," a racist attack by young white men on the Black community of Washington, D.C.
Creator:
Fendall, Mary Elizabeth
Date:
1835-08
Description:
Letter, probably from Mary Elizabeth Fendall (according to dealer information accompanying the letter), to a woman named Else. The letter describes the 1835 "Snow Riot", a racist attack on the Black community of Washington, D.C. in which young white men terrorized and destroyed property belonging to Beverly Snow and other Black people in the city.
Subject:
Lynching
Geographic Area:
Washington (D.C.)
Genre/Form:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
paper
Extent:
4 pages
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University Special Collections Research Center
Collection:
Letter describing the "Snow Riot," a racist attack by young white men on the Black community of Washington, D.C.
Physical Location:
Box 01
Rights Statement:
The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.