Black July: A Tamil Genocide The 1983 Anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka, commonly referred to as Black July, was a brutal state-sponsored genocide lasting from July 23rd to July 30th. Armed with voter registration lists, provided by the Government, Sinhalese mobs took at least 3,000 Tamils lives, destroyed 18,000 homes, destroyed 5,000 businesses, and displaced … Continue reading Black July: A Tamil Genocide