The Danville Massacre, also known as the Danville Riot, was a deadly assault on African Americans at a Danville, Virginia market November 3, 1883 and continued for several days after with violent attacks continuing until after the election. The shooting took place during tensions between white supremacists and members of the Readjuster Party.[1] Four African Americans and one white man were killed. A local investigation faulted the African Americans and a U.S. Senate investigation faulted the white supremacists.[2][3]
In the aftermath of the event, as many blacks were leaving Danville, the Democratic Party regained control at the state and local level, pushing out the biracial Readjuster Party. Democrats forced African Americans out of office and suppressed their voting rights.
- ^ "Group One Materials". Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.
- ^ "Inquiry into Massacre of Colored Men at Danville, Va., and Alleged Election Outrages in Virginia, in 1883: hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Forty-Eighth Congress, first session, on Feb. 14, 15, 18–21, 25–27, Mar. 4, 5, 10, 11, 27–29, 31, Apr. 1–5, 7, 14, 15, 1884". U.S. G.P.O. October 30, 1884 – via Berkeley Law.
- ^ Wolfe, Brendan (2015). "Danville Riot (1883)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities.