During a dark age in Atlanta’s tumultuous history, a string of hateful and unnecessary crimes were committed that cannot be forgotten even one hundred years since they occurred. 

In 1906, a four-day vendetta, now referred to as the Atlanta Race Massacre, was launched by angry mobs of white men against Black Atlantans because of unsupported claims that a black man had sexually assaulted a white woman. Dozens of black men were brutally murdered, black women and children were beaten in the streets, and black-owned businesses were vandalized as Atlanta turned into a warzone.

In memory of the innocents who lost their lives that day, WABE Studios, an affiliate of the WABE Atlanta radio station, is releasing a documentary titled, “(Re) Defining History: Uncovering the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre” nationwide. 

“We wanted to give a platform to stories that may have been mishandled in the past and then represent that to our viewers so that they can be empowered to think independently about the story,” explained WABE Producer, Brianna Carr.

Historian and Georgia State professor Maurice Hobson narrates the film as it examines one of the most brutal instances of racial violence in Georgia’s history.