Morgan County, West Virginia riot of 1919

Morgan County, West Virginia riot of 1919
Part of Red Summer
Sheriff Hovermale fled with Ferguson from Hancock to Berkeley Springs then to Martinsburg, West Virginia
DateApril 10, 1919
LocationMorgan County, West Virginia
Non-fatal injuriesDozens wounded

The Morgan County, West Virginia race riot of 1919 was caused by big business using African-American strikebreakers against striking white workers in Morgan County, West Virginia.

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