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Feb 4, 2021 · The Chicago Race Riot of 1919. The racial violence in Chicago began on Sunday, July 27, 1919, one of the hottest days in that city’s history. Eugene Williams, a Black teenager, walked to South ...
The postwar summer of 1919, also known as Red Summer, had already been marked by deadly massacres targeting African-Americans in more than three dozen cities across the country, (including Chicago, Knoxville, Washington, D.C., and Omaha, Nebraska) being targeted by white mobs. Competition for jobs and housing in crowded markets following World ...
Wilmington, Delaware (November 13) 1919 – Annapolis riot of 1919, June 27, Annapolis, Maryland. 1919 – Boston Police Strike, September 9–11, Boston, Massachusetts. 1919 – Steel Strike of 1919, September 22 – January 8 Pennsylvania. 1919 – Coal Strike of 1919, November 1 – December 10 Pennsylvania.
Lynching of John William Clark in Cartersville, Georgia, September 1930, after killing Police Chief J. B. Jenkins [1] Lynching was the widespread occurrence of extrajudicial killings which began in the United States ' pre–Civil War South in the 1830s and ended during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Red Summer of 1919. During the Red Summer of 1919, white mobs attacked African Americans in six cities, deadly episodes of collective violence that often lasted for days. Chicago’s riot, one of the worst, lasted a week and claimed the lives of 38 men (23 black, 15 white).
Jun 3, 2019 · With the centennial in 2019, institutions across the country like the Newberry Library are using Visualizing the Red Summer to discuss parallels between 1919 and today. The Newberry is holding a series of talks and events throughout the year to examine the legacy of the events that summer in Chicago. For something created out of impulse, the ...
The Burning of Smyrna as seen from an Italian ship, 14 September 1922. The vanguards of Turkish cavalry entered the outskirts of Smyrna on 9 September. On the same day, the Greek headquarters had evacuated the town. The Turkish cavalry rode into the town around eleven o'clock on the Saturday morning of 9 September.
