In Phillips County, this struggle directly challenged planter dominance. I first learned of the Elaine Massacre today, February 7, 2017, and I am both saddened and angered. ed. Selecting a player's name will bring up his statistics page and selecting a column title (Birthplace, Debut Year, Final Year) will allow you to re-sort the data. New York: Anchor Books, 1967. (Students Tapping Academic Resources for Success) Academy (alternative school), This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 19:58. No one even took the time to confirm the number of kills, as if these people were as worthless as termites. The official narrative presented a picture at odds with reality. At 11 p.m., a band of white men shot into the church. Workers also had to buy food, clothing, household wares, tools, seed and fertilizer at the plantation commissary, which charged exorbitant interest rates. Improve this listing Full view All photos (4) Top ways to experience nearby attractions Memphis City Tour with Optional Riverboat Cruise & Sun Studio Add-On Options 438 Recommended Bus Tours from $40.00 per adult Here are some tips. [47] Price's advance was led by the 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion, who sighted the Union positions on Graveyard Hill. Online at https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/2040/ (accessed November 9, 2022). Downtown Helena - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go - Tripadvisor Paul Hall was one of the twelve men who were slated to be electrocuted, and I believe he was my relative. As you know, our black history is very limited in some areas. The next morning, the Phillips County sheriff sent out a posse to arrest those suspected of being involved in the shooting. #7 of 8 things to do in Helena Historic Sites Write a review About Suggested duration 2-3 hours Suggest edits to improve what we show. Military reports were intentionally vague. The Helena-West Helena Police Department says the body of Fredrick Willis, 23, of Helena-West Helena, was found late Tuesday evening. On September 29, 2019, a memorial to those who died during the massacre was dedicated in downtown Helena-West Helena. [7], Helena built a reproduction of Fort Curtis in 2012 that is free to the public. From Race Riot to Sit-in: 1919 to the 1960s. The trials were a joke. Later in the year, Union troops used Helena as a staging ground for their successful campaign to capture Little Rock, Arkansas. Damaged Heritage: The Elaine Race Massacre and a Story of Reconciliation. The white leaders put forward their view that black residents had been about to revolt. I am wondering if any group, agency, or government entity ever developed a list of the 100 or 237 black lynchings in 1919 in the Elaine area during that evil time in black history. [9] Further vacillation by Holmes ended when Confederate cavalry reported on June 14 that the garrison at Helena had been weakened.