During the hot summer of 1906, anger simmered in Atlanta, a city that outwardly savored its reputation as the Gate City of the New South, a place where the races lived peacefully, if apart, and everyone focused more on prosperity than prejudice.
The Rage erupted in late September, and, during one of t.
But racial hatred came to the forefront during a heated political campaign, and the city\'s newspapers fanned its flames with sensational reports alleging assaults on white women by black men.
During the hot summer of 1906, anger simmered in Atlanta, a city that outwardly savored its reputation as the Gate City of the New South, a place where the races lived peacefully, if apart, and everyone focused more on prosperity than prejudice