39. The Governor Brought The US Military In to Restore Order
On October 1, the day after the slaughter began, authorities in Phillips County telegrammed the governor of Arkansas to request that the military be sent in to end the violence. Governor Brough contacted the US War Department, which gave him permission to have troops from nearby Camp Pike brought in.
500 soldiers came to Elaine to restore law and order. But the law and order that they were interested in restoring were making sure that the alleged black revolution could not happen. The angry mob of rural farmers was replaced with well-trained soldiers.
