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1834 Philadelphia race riot information


1834 Philadelphia race riot
Flying Horses riot
Part of mass racial violence in the United States
DateAugust 12–14, 1834
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Casualties
Death(s)2
Arrested60

The 1834 Philadelphia race riot, also known as the Flying Horses riot,[1][2] was an instance of communal violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The riot, in which a mob of several hundred white people attacked African Americans living in the area, began on the evening of August 12 and lasted for several days, dying down by August 14.

  1. ^ Fischer 2022, p. 263.
  2. ^ Stanfield 2022, p. 92.

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