Elaine Race Massacre Documentary: Dr. Jeannie Whayne on Historiography (Camera 1)

About this film

This video features a lecture by Dr. Jeannie Whayne, a history professor at the University of Arkansas, discussing the historiography of the 1919 Elaine Race Massacre. Speaking to an audience in an auditorium, she highlights the challenges historians face when analyzing conflicting and often biased accounts of the event. Dr. Whayne critically examines various historical texts, pointing out their flaws and the tendency of some authors to ignore crucial evidence that contradicts the "white perspective." She delves into the economic and social tensions in Phillips County, Arkansas, emphasizing the conflict between white planters, Black sharecroppers, and landless whites, which ultimately culminated in the tragic massacre. TAGS: ["Elaine Race Massacre", "Arkansas history", "Phillips County", "Dr. Jeannie Whayne", "historiography", "sharecropping", "racial violence", "civil rights", "historical lecture", "1919 Red Summer", "documentary footage", "American history"]

Directors & creators

Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN)

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Elaine Race Massacre, 1919, Arkansas, Phillips County, Dr. Jeannie Whayne, University of Arkansas, Historiography, African American history, Racial violence, Documentary, Sharecroppers, Progressive Farmers and Household Union, White mob violence, Jim Crow, Southern history, Historical methodology

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