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100 years ago next Saturday, July 27, was the beginning of Chicago's 1919 race riot, one of the most horrific events in the city's history.
If you can get your hands on a copy of the August @chicagomag, you'll find a long narrative history I wrote about Chicago's 1919 race riot, including some never-before-published details. It'll be online later this week. Meanwhile, here are some other stories I recommend reading…
You should read @MidnoirCowboy's @chicagotribune story about Chicago's 1919 race riot, which features @ejwamb's photos showing what some key riot locations look like today. chicagotribune.com/history/ct-191…
Also in @chicagotribune, Ron Grossman wrote this: "Before Chicago erupted into race riots in 1919, Carl Sandburg reported on the fissures" chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
And here's something you can listen to: @JesPup reported a @WBEZCuriousCity about the 1919 race riot. Part 1 of the audio story is out now in the podcast feed, with part 2 coming next week: npr.org/podcasts/40131… … Plus, here's the online feature: interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/ra…
The @NewberryLibrary has been leading a series of events throughout the year about the legacy of Chicago's 1919 race riot: newberry.org/02232019-chica… … including the Bughouse Square Debates with @natalieymoore and Charles Whitaker noon-4 p.m. next Saturday: chicago1919.org/bughouse-square
If you haven't already, you should read "1919," @eveewing's new book of poems about Chicago's race riot. It's published by @haymarketbooks: haymarketbooks.org/books/1272-1919
Here is the story I wrote about Chicago’s race riot of 1919, which began 100 years ago this coming Saturday:
This map is another good resource for learning about the riot.
