1920’s race riots. chicago 1919 part of the “red summer” (bloody) 25 race riots chicago one of...
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Chicago 1919
Part of the “Red Summer” (bloody) 25 Race Riots
Chicago one of the worst13 days of violence
38 dead (23 blacks, 15 whites), 537 injured & 1,000 black families homeless
Re-emergence of the KKK
African American successThe Great Migration
Inadequate housing
Lynching – no laws against it
Ability to fight for rightsInjustice & oppression
1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma10,000 African American Residents
2nd Largest African American Community
Over 1,000 businesses and homes destroyed
50-300 people killed
No arrests
No justice
1923 Rosewood, Florida
White mob totally wiped out entire town
Survivors were shipped out on a train
1993 Florida became the first state to compensate the survivors
1997 Movie
2004 Rosewood designed Heritage Site
Video: www.virtualrosewood.com
1993 Florida became the first state to compensate survivors of race riots
1997 Movie
2004 Rosewood - Heritage Site
Video: www.virtualrosewood.com
2005 U.S. Congress formally apologizedLack of Federal Government response
No anti-lynching laws
No justice for race riot victims
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