A race riot rocked Chicago's south side in the summer of 1919, leaving 38 dead, more than 500 injured, and many more homeless. The conflict was sparked by the killing of a black teenager at the 26th ...
In 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 ...
written by Claire Hartfield, is the King Author Book winner. The book is published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott ...