Tennessee National Guard
The Tennessee National Guard is responsible for the only two documented deaths of whites for the Knoxville Race Riots of 1919. Called in to stop the enraging build up of mobs in the streets of old city, the Guard was set up by 10:00pm with "machine guns at the intersections" of popular areas (News Sentinel). By the dawn of the next day, all unrest was quelled for the time being, however hundreds were left in shambles and ruins.
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