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A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

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On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, by accident floating on the subject of the “white” beach. An offended white man started throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict at the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the town of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on up to date accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for many years in race members of the family, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index.

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