Historedia
Person

James Watson Webb

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1834

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Watson Webb, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Anti-abolitionist riots break out in New York City

    1834

    Role: Newspaper editor spreading inflammatory rumors

    1. June-July 1834 · New York CityCounter-Meeting and Rumors

      After abolitionists failed to appear, a crowd held a counter-meeting with mock preaching and calls for deportation. This followed rumors spread by James Watson Webb about interracial marriage.

    2. July 1834 · New York CitySymbolic Attacks

      Rioters targeted buildings associated with abolitionists and African Americans. One group carried a hogshead of black ink intended to dunk white abolitionists, symbolizing racial inversion.

    3. July 7-14, 1834 · New York CityOutbreak and Violence

      The riot began on July 7, 1834, lasting nearly a week. Rioters controlled sections of the city, attacking abolitionist homes, businesses, and churches, and ransacking black neighborhoods.

Sources

  1. 1834 New York anti-abolitionist riots Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28