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Mon Aug 26, 2019, 08:33 AM Aug 2019

Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down

Source: The Guardian and agencies

Arkansas: tree honoring 1919 Elaine Massacre victims cut down

Officials investigating after tree planted in remembrance of one of the largest racial mass killings in US history was removed

Guardian staff and agencies
Mon 26 Aug 2019 13.26 BST

Officials are investigating after someone cut down a willow tree that was planted earlier this year to honor the victims of the 1919 Elaine Massacre in eastern Arkansas.

The willow was planted in April in remembrance of the victims of the massacre, one of the largest racial mass killings in US history.

It occurred during the summer of 1919, when hundreds of African Americans died across the country, at the hands of white mob violence during what came to be known as the “Red Summer”.

Estimates of how many African Americans were killed in Elaine range from the low hundreds to more than 800, which would make it the deadliest such massacre in US history. Mass graves are thought to be situated around the town.

Events are planned for later next month to mark the 100th anniversary of the massacre. An Elaine Massacre Memorial will be unveiled, the committee behind it including descendants of those killed and those who carried out the killing.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/arkansas-1919-elaine-massacre-willow-tree-cut-down-investigation
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