The Cincinnati Courthouse Riot

The true story of three days of violent unrest that exploded in nineteenth-century Ohio—one of the most destructive riots in American history.

In 1884, Cincinnati was wracked by three days of violence. Nurtured by natural disasters, overtly corrupt governments, and politicians jockeying for power—and sparked by murder and a massive miscarriage of justice—the 10,000-person strong riot left more than fifty dead, hundreds injured, and the courthouse burned to the ground. The Cincinnati Cour...