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 * 1) 1895 Spring Valley Race Riot occurred after an Italian immigrant was attacked and robbed. He informed the police he was attacked by five or six black men. (Chicago Tribune, Racial Tensions Overflow in 1895, May 11, 1997.)https://cacheproxy.lakeforest.edu:2113/stable/pdf/27773172.pdf?ab_segments=0%252Fbasic_SYC-4946%252Fcontrol&refreqid=excelsior%3A166a908c787bada4833ad5be1bd92129
 * 2) Five African Americans were arrested for the attack. An absence of evidence resulted in them going free. (Ibid.)
 * 3) White miners responded by forming a mob and demanded that all African Americans be fired from their mining jobs, when the mine manager refused, the mob stormed the black section of town, attacked residents, and destroyed property. (Ibid.)
 * 4) Riot lasted approximately from August 4 to August 9. United Mine Workers of America president John Mitchell was able to stabilize the situation by convincing most miners to accept a peaceful resolution. (Ibid.)
 * 5) Sections
 * 6) Brief Summaryhttps://cacheproxy.lakeforest.edu:2113/stable/pdf/27773172.pdf?ab_segments=0%252Fbasic_SYC-4946%252Fcontrol&refreqid=excelsior%3A166a908c787bada4833ad5be1bd92129
 * 7) Buildup
 * 8) The Riot
 * 9) Aftermath.