Black financial success provoked the harshest white violence

Evidence

Some of this historic violence was spurred by what was seen as violations to social codes, including consensual sex between Black and white adults, a lack of proper deference to white people, and Black workers’ demanding fair wages or fair treatment. Black political progress was also seen as an affront. But Black people’s financial success often seemed to provoke the harshest response, especially from white people who felt threatened by a real or perceived rise in African American prosperity. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 902

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant to the ‘deviation vs. design’ frame: Black prosperity counted as deviation from the racial order, so it was violently punished. — connects to: Perceived Black labor competition directly triggered white mob violence — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 447; Everyday harassment failing to force black homebuyers out escalated whites toward lethal violence. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 126; One black purchase across a racial boundary triggered mass white selling. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of…, 233