A few red drops : the Chicago race riot of 1919
(2018)
Nonfiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dreamscape Media, LLC, 2018
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Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 58 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781520091389 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT12011087, 1520091389 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 12011087
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by J. D. Jackson
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
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