1919 Coatesville call to arms
The 1919 Coatesville call to arms was when the black community of Coatesville, Pennsylvania formed a large armed group to prevent a rumoured lynching. Only later when the armed group had surrounded the jail to prevent the lynching did they learn that there was no suspect and no white lynch mob.
| Part of Red Summer | |
Coatesville and its steel plant | |
| Date | Late July 1919 |
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| Location | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States |
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