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What do historians do to draw accurate estimates of the death tolls of race riots in America? The Elaine massacre victims number 100 - 300, the Tulsa massacre victims 75-100/150-300, East St. Louis 39-150 Black victims. What's the state of records like, and how useful are original accounts?

by /u/Paulie_Gatto in /r/AskHistorians

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