Many blame the (((Omaha Bee))) for formenting the riots.
"History It was founded as a pioneer newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska on May 8, 1871, by Edward Rosewater a Jewish immigrant from Bohemia who supported abolition and fought in the Union Army. [2] The Bee was Nebraska's first regional newspaper, [3] and was regarded nationally for its advocacy and success. [4] By 1875 the Bee had a circulation of 2,520 and by 1882 those circulation numbers increased to 6,100 daily copies. [5] And while it was primarily a local paper the Bee also carried national and regional news in a simple eight column design.
The paper's slogan was "Industry, Frugality and Service." in 1888 Rosewater built the Bee Building to accommodate its presses, which were claimed to be the largest in the country. After his father carried the paper to national fame before his death in 1906, the paper began to slip under his son Victor Rosewater's control. [4] The Bee was criticized for sensationalizing alleged attacks by black men in 1919 with headlines such as ""Frenzied thousands join the orgy of blood and fire" which escalated inter-racial hatreds that resulted in the Omaha Race Riot of 1919. It involved three deaths and thousands of dollars in property damages. [6] [7] " https://wikimili.com/en/Omaha_Daily_Bee
Willie Brown, Omaha 1919. Note the interesting fact in the story below, Willie Brown worked in a packing house, which was brutal and physically hard work in the era before mechanization, but was unable to attack Agnes because he had Rheumatoid arthritis.
"On 25 September (Thursday), 1919, Agnes Loebeck (19) and her disabled boyfriend, Millard Hoffman (23), were attacked as they were walking home in South Omaha at 11:45 pm; according to both, they were attacked by an African-American with a knife. The assailant knocked down Hoffman, and dragged Loebeck into the bushes, and raped her; the next day, the Omaha Bee stated that Loebeck was attacked by a "Black Beast". On Saturday, police arrested Willie Brown (41), a packinghouse worker, who had recently moved to Omaha from Tennessee. Brown suffered from acute rheumatism, and it was obvious to any neutral observer that he was physically unable to have attacked Loebeck & Hoffman, yet both identified Brown as their attacker. Millard Hoffman led the call for lynching Brown, and by Sunday afternoon, a mob of 600 whites were in front of the Douglas County Courthouse. In just two hours, the mob reached 4000, yet the Chief Marshal, figuring that the situation would not escalate, sent 50 police officers home. For the officers that remained in the courthouse, they knew they would be unable to keep the mob from entering the building, since there were multiple entrances and too many angry white citizens. The mob became far-more agitated and dangerous when a man on a horse appeared, displaying a noose; almost immediately, officers in the courthouse did their best to hide Willie Brown. Picture With Brown hidden, officers allowed some of the mob to scour the building, but that didn't satisfy the mob. The situation became even uglier when an African-American officer drew his weapon in front of the mob. By Sunday evening, the mob reached 15,000 in front of the courthouse; whites with shotguns monitored every exit, making sure that Brown couldn't be secreted out of the courthouse...."
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"History
It was founded as a pioneer newspaper in Omaha, Nebraska on May 8, 1871, by Edward Rosewater a Jewish immigrant from Bohemia who supported abolition and fought in the Union Army. [2] The Bee was Nebraska's first regional newspaper, [3] and was regarded nationally for its advocacy and success. [4] By 1875 the Bee had a circulation of 2,520 and by 1882 those circulation numbers increased to 6,100 daily copies. [5] And while it was primarily a local paper the Bee also carried national and regional news in a simple eight column design.
The paper's slogan was "Industry, Frugality and Service." in 1888 Rosewater built the Bee Building to accommodate its presses, which were claimed to be the largest in the country. After his father carried the paper to national fame before his death in 1906, the paper began to slip under his son Victor Rosewater's control. [4] The Bee was criticized for sensationalizing alleged attacks by black men in 1919 with headlines such as ""Frenzied thousands join the orgy of blood and fire" which escalated inter-racial hatreds that resulted in the Omaha Race Riot of 1919. It involved three deaths and thousands of dollars in property damages. [6] [7]
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https://wikimili.com/en/Omaha_Daily_Bee
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"On 25 September (Thursday), 1919, Agnes Loebeck (19) and her disabled boyfriend, Millard Hoffman (23), were attacked as they were walking home in South Omaha at 11:45 pm; according to both, they were attacked by an African-American with a knife. The assailant knocked down Hoffman, and dragged Loebeck into the bushes, and raped her; the next day, the Omaha Bee stated that Loebeck was attacked by a "Black Beast". On Saturday, police arrested Willie Brown (41), a packinghouse worker, who had recently moved to Omaha from Tennessee. Brown suffered from acute rheumatism, and it was obvious to any neutral observer that he was physically unable to have attacked Loebeck & Hoffman, yet both identified Brown as their attacker.
Millard Hoffman led the call for lynching Brown, and by Sunday afternoon, a mob of 600 whites were in front of the Douglas County Courthouse. In just two hours, the mob reached 4000, yet the Chief Marshal, figuring that the situation would not escalate, sent 50 police officers home. For the officers that remained in the courthouse, they knew they would be unable to keep the mob from entering the building, since there were multiple entrances and too many angry white citizens. The mob became far-more agitated and dangerous when a man on a horse appeared, displaying a noose; almost immediately, officers in the courthouse did their best to hide Willie Brown.
Picture
With Brown hidden, officers allowed some of the mob to scour the building, but that didn't satisfy the mob. The situation became even uglier when an African-American officer drew his weapon in front of the mob. By Sunday evening, the mob reached 15,000 in front of the courthouse; whites with shotguns monitored every exit, making sure that Brown couldn't be secreted out of the courthouse...."
A fuller version of the riot here: https://wikimili.com/en/Omaha_race_riot_of_1919
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