Red Summer of 1919

[PassionFruit]

I'm learning about the history the Red Summer of 1919. For those of who you don't know, Red Summer refers to the bloody race riots that occurred across the United States in 1919.

The Red Summer refers to the summer and fall of 1919, in which race riots exploded in a number of cities in both the North and South. The three most violent episodes occurred in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Elaine, Arkansas. On the afternoon of July 27, 1919, a stone-throwing melee between blacks and whites began after a black youth mistakenly swam into territory claimed by whites off the 29th Street beach in Chicago.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . Red Summer | PBS

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 - Black History - HISTORY.com

There's a lot more to it, if anyone has any good sources & books please feel free to share. Later on, I'll add my thoughts on the subject.

 

[mark kennedy]

I'm learning about the history the Red Summer of 1919. For those of who you don't know, Red Summer refers to the bloody race riots that occurred across the United States in 1919.

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow . Jim Crow Stories . Red Summer | PBS

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 - Black History - HISTORY.com

There's a lot more to it, if anyone has any good sources & books please feel free to share. Later on, I'll add my thoughts on the subject.

It would be interesting to compare it to the labor movement, Haymarket Square 1887, comes to mind. It sits time wise, just between the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement of the 60s, might be something there to talk about as well.

 

[Gxg (G²)]

It would be interesting to compare it to the labor movement, Haymarket Square 1887, comes to mind. It sits time wise, just between the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement of the 60s, might be something there to talk about as well.

We were just learning about the Haymarket issue last semester in Graduate School...