Few Red Drops
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-328-69904-6
- EAN: 9781328699046
- Produktnummer: 35589756
- Verlag: HMH Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 109'909 KB
Über den Autor
Claire Hartfield is an attorney who specialized in school desegregation litigation. Recently she has been involved in setting policy and programs in a predominantly African American charter school in Chicago, where she lives. Her grandmother's experiences during the 1919 riot inspired this book.
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