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The Fort Worth Race Riot of 1913 occurred on May 16, 1913, in the East Ninth Street community of Fort Worth, Texas. The riot largely damaged Black-owned businesses, totaling around $15,000.00 worth of damage. Early reports published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram estimated the mob to have as many as 2,000 participants. No deaths were reported.

Aftermath
Judge James Swayne, Fort Worth Seventeenth District Court, ordered the Grand Jury of the court to fully investigate the riot and return indictments against participants for unlawful assembly and rioting. The Grand Jury