In 1906, Atlanta erupted in violence as white mobs attacked thriving Black neighborhoods. Black-owned businesses were looted, homes burned, and streets ran with blood. Over 25 Black residents were killed, hundreds injured, and thousands left homeless. Authorities ignored the violence or joined it. Newspapers framed it as a “riot,” erasing decades of Black progress. This was organized terror, not chaos—and its impact on Black wealth, families, and opportunity is still felt today. “History they do