Talk:1906 Atlanta race massacre

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The leading paragraph of this article says there were an estimated 250 African-Americans killed during the riot.

Under the heading "Outcomes," it says African-American deaths numbered between twenty five and forty.

Which is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.242.112.208 (talk) 02:34, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've been watching this article and completely missed that edit! It was the most recent edit, made by 24.98.162.37 (thier only edit in Wikipedia). This article says there were 25 blacks and two whites. This article says:

Newspaper accounts at the time and subsequent scholarly treatments of the riot vary widely on the number of casualties. Estimates range from twenty-five to forty African American deaths, although the city coroner issued only ten death certificates for black victims. Most accounts agree that only two whites were killed, one of whom was a woman who suffered a heart attack on seeing the mob outside her home.

That's what the reverted version says, so I'll revert. --Sstrader (talk) 15:17, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm currently reading Negrophobia and though I haven't gotten to the aftermath portion of the book I suspected 250 was a little high. 98.242.112.208 (talk) 19:34, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]