0 ▁a . m ., ▁James on ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁square ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Magn olia ▁and ▁tied ▁to ▁a ▁st ake . ▁Fl amm able ▁material ▁was ▁stack ed ▁around ▁him ▁and ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁growing ▁crowd ▁of ▁people , ▁it ▁was ▁lit ▁on ▁fire ▁slowly ▁burning ▁James on ▁alive . ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁eventually ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁black ▁community . ▁ ▁After math ▁These ▁race ▁ri ots ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁inc idents ▁of ▁civil ▁un rest ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁so - called ▁American ▁Red ▁Summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁T error ist ▁attacks ▁on ▁black ▁communities ▁and ▁white ▁opp ression ▁in ▁over ▁three ▁dozen ▁cities ▁and ▁count ies . ▁In ▁most ▁cases , ▁white ▁mob s ▁attacked ▁African ▁American ▁neighborhood s . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁black ▁community ▁groups ▁resist ed ▁the ▁attacks , ▁especially ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Washington ▁DC . ▁Most ▁death s ▁occurred ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁during ▁events ▁like ▁the ▁Ela ine ▁Race ▁Ri ot ▁in ▁Ark ansas , ▁where ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 4 0 ▁black ▁people ▁and ▁ 5 ▁white ▁people ▁were ▁killed . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁were ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Race ▁Ri ot ▁and ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁race ▁ri ot ▁which ▁killed ▁ 3 8 ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁people ▁respectively . ▁Both ▁had ▁many ▁more ▁non - f atal ▁inj uries ▁and ▁extensive ▁property ▁damage ▁reaching ▁into ▁the ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars . ▁ ▁See ▁also