When the soldiers came home from the war in 1918 and 1919, racial friction reached a new height in cities of the North. In 1919 alone, there were 23 race riots in American cities. They continued, sporadically but horribly, for the next fifty years. Recently, these have come into the news again. They seem to have been the worst of all.
Photos tell the story.
Chicago Riots were the worst in Chicago history. See how the Chicago press dealt with it at the time . When you read, note the author's slant. This is from a handbook which is supposed to promote Texas, not show its faults. This is an earlier riot.