Title: A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 /
Authors: Hartfield, Claire,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919 Juvenile literature.; African Americans Illinois Chicago Social conditions Juvenile literature.; Race relations; Civil rights movements Illinois Chicago.; JUVENILE NONFICTION Law & Crime.; JUVENILE NONFICTION People & Places United States African American.; JUVENILE NONFICTION Social Topics Violence.; African Americans Illinois Chicago Social conditions.; Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919.; African Americans Social conditions.; Race relations; Chicago (Ill.) Race relations History Juvenile literature.; Chicago (Ill.) History Juvenile literature.; Chicago (Ill.) History; Chicago (Ill.) Race relations History; Illinois Chicago
Abstract: "Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago."--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Catalyst -- The beach -- A time to reap -- First whispers -- Freedom fight -- Self reliance -- White Negroes -- Waste matters -- Parallel universes -- A stone's throw -- Up from the south -- A higher call -- The northern fever -- A real place for Negroes -- A job, any job -- Full to bursting -- Respectability and respect -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Tensions rising -- Last straws -- Race riot -- Ratcheting up -- Point counterpoint -- Moment of truth.