Beaumont Race Riots of 1943

Robert Robertson talked about the race riot that started on June 15, 1943, in Beaumont, Texas, as white shipyard workers confronted black wo… read more

Robert Robertson talked about the race riot that started on June 15, 1943, in Beaumont, Texas, as white shipyard workers confronted black workers after hearing that a local white woman had accused a black man of raping her. Martial law was imposed on the city for five days, but during that time people were killed and many African-American businesses were left in shambles. Professor Robertson was interviewed in Forsythe Street, a center of successful African-American businesses at that time.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2012 LCV Cities Tour” in Beaumont, Texas, on January 9-13 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time-Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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304139-1
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Interview
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Location:
Beaumont, Texas, United States
First Aired:
Feb 04, 2012 | 12:57pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Sep 01, 2012 | 1:47am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Feb 04, 2012 | 12:57pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 05, 2012 | 5:59am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 06, 2012 | 1:57am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 12, 2012 | 1:57am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 12, 2012 | 6:56am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 12, 2012 | 10:56am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 13, 2012 | 12:56am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 26, 2012 | 10:25am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 26, 2012 | 9:26pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 27, 2012 | 12:26am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2012 | 9:47am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2012 | 5:46pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 01, 2012 | 1:47am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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