More than 200 African Americans died at the hands of white rioters across the country 100 years ago in what became known as “Red Summer.” Today, few people know about it
1 / 6Red Summer AnniversaryIn this 1919 photo provided by Chicago History Museum, a crowd of men and armed National Guard stand in front of the Ogden Cafe during race riots in Chicago. Red Summer, as the summer of 1919 came to be known, saw white-on-black violence in big cities like Washington and Chicago and small towns like Elaine, Ark., and Bisbee, Ariz.
"The people who were the icons of the civil rights movement were raised by the people who survived Red Summer," said Saje Mathieu, a history professor at the University of Minnesota. Researchers believe that in a span of 10 months, more than 250 African Americans were killed in at least 25 riots across the U.S. by white mobs that never faced punishment. Historian John Hope Franklin called it"the greatest period of interracial strife the nation has ever witnessed."
In 1919 alone, violence erupted in such places as New York; Memphis, Tennessee; Philadelphia; Charleston, South Carolina; Baltimore; New Orleans; Wilmington, Delaware; Omaha, Nebraska; New London, Connecticut; Bisbee, Arizona; Longview, Texas; Knoxville, Tennessee; Norfolk, Virginia; and Putnam County, Georgia.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being rememberedAmerica in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas,...
Consulte Mais informação »
Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being rememberedAmerica in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas,...
Consulte Mais informação »
Remembering Art NevilleRemembering Art Neville --
Consulte Mais informação »
Remembering Johnny Clegg’s Powerful MissionSouth Africa’s best-known musician has dedicated his life to crossing the lines separating white and black
Consulte Mais informação »
Remembering photographer Anas al-DyabThe 23-year-old was a member of Syria Civil Defense. The volunteer search and rescue group group described him as a hero and activist who spent years documenting the horrors Syrians faced at the hands of Bashar al-Assad's regime and Russian forces.
Consulte Mais informação »
Thousand Oaks Bar Remembers Mass Shooting Victims With Tree LightingThousand Oaks bar remembers mass shooting victims with ceremonial tree gathering in first public gathering at scene of tragedy.
Consulte Mais informação »