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Atlanta Magazine To understand the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot The mob in Atlanta acted out of grievances fueled by false claims from politicians and media. So did the mob in Washington D.C. Photograph by Win McNamee/Getty Images Like millions around the world, I watched in horror on January 6 as a horde stormed the U.S. Capitol, smashing windows and surging into the building as they screamed in rage. The scenes were appalling because of what they represented: a literal and direct attack on the core of American democracy. But as news anchors described the scene as “unimaginable,” I realized the surge of enraged violence was a scene I’d spent months imagining and have mentally revisited over the past 15 years. I researched and wrote about a gruesome chapter in Atlanta’s history the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot during which 5,000 white men and boys rampaged through downtown Atlanta, destroying Black businesses and homes and killing Black

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