The Chicago Race Riots, July, 1919 - Couverture souple

Sandburg, Sandburg

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 048649845X ISBN 13 : 9780486498454

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2013

Synopsis

Nearly a century ago, an African-American teenager crossed an invisible line of segregation at a Chicago beach and paid with his life. The incident set off days of violence that resulted in several dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries as well as the destruction of homes and businesses. This contemporary account was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Carl Sandburg, who reported on the riots for the Chicago Daily News.
Few other journalists of the era explored the issues of discrimination in housing, politics, and organized labor that fueled the 1919 riots in Chicago and across America. Sandburg offered readers rare insights into the plight of black Americans, whose voices were seldom heard in white publications. His in-depth reports on the living and working conditions of Chicago's black community, written before and after the riots, illuminate the social conditions that fostered racial tensions.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

American writer, editor, and poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) published more than 40 books and won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. This volume is drawn from his reportage for the Chicago Daily News.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 048649845X
• ISBN 13: 9780486498454
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie