Elaine Massacre: The bloodiest racial conflict in U.S. history | Dark History | New York Post

American streets ran with blood in 1919 during what would become known as “Red Summer“. In the small town of Elaine, Arkansas, racial tensions turned to riots after African-American sharecroppers tried to unionize. A staggering 237 people were estimated to be hunted down and killed in what is now known as the Elaine Massacre. The bloodbath made its way all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. This is “Dark History” by the New York Post. #ElaineMassacre #RedSummer #History It was called the Red Summer of 1919 named for the blood that ran through America’s cities during months of racial unrest.