workingclasshistory:

On this day, 29 July 1910, the predominantly Black citizens of Slocum, Texas, were massacred in an act of terror designed to preserve economic white supremacy. Hundreds of armed white racists attacked the town, gunning down Black people as they hid in their homes, work or tried to flee. The victims numbered from at least eight to 25, but many believe the figure to be much higher. After the massacre, and the exodus of Black residents, the racists stole their homes and property, and the town remains overwhelmingly white to this day. None of the perpetrators were punished, and none of the victims compensated.
Pictured: Jack Holley, a survivor of the massacre https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1772167972968345/?type=3