A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 – A Coretta Scott King Award Winner on Black History and Urban Violence - Couverture souple

Hartfield, Claire

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0358667992 ISBN 13 : 9780358667995

Editeur : Clarion Books, 2022

Synopsis

This mesmerizing narrative nonfiction draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of an explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

Coretta Scott King Award winner * Carter G. Woodson Book Award from the National Council for the Social Studies

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one.

Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations.

A Few Red Drops is "readable, compelling history," The Horn Book wrote, adding that the book uses "meticulously chosen archival photos, documents, newspaper clippings, and quotes from multiple primary sources."

Includes archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, and an index.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claire Hartfield received her B.A from Yale University and her law degree from the University of Chicago. As a lawyer, she has specialized in school desegregation litigation. She heard stories of the 1919 race riot from her grandmother, who lived in the Black Belt in Chicago at the time, and was moved to share this history with younger generations. Ms. Hartfield lives in Chicago. ClaireHartfield.com, Twitter: @clairehartfield

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarion Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0358667992
• ISBN 13: 9780358667995
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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