The Lombard Street riot was a racially motivated mob attack on the free Black community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1842. == Background == In 1842, the Black community of Philadelphia was concentrated in what is now known as the Washington Square and Society Hill areas of Philadelphia.
The Lombard Street riot was a racially motivated mob attack on the free Black community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 1, 1842. == Background == In 1842, the Black community of Philadelphia was concentrated in what is now known as the Washington Square and Society Hill areas of Philadelphia.
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