What does Black July mean?
Black July refers to the month of July 1983, and in particular, the organized mass killing of thousands of Tamils in Sri Lanka that occurred during the 3 days of July 24 – July 26. While tensions had been steadily building between Tamils and Sinhalese for decades, Black July was seen as an excessive, calculated action that could only imply that Tamils did not belong in Sri Lanka.
