A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 / Claire Hartfield.

Author/creator Hartfield, Claire author.
Format Book
PublicationBoston ; New York : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
Copyright Date©2018
Description198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subjects
Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Illinois. --Chicago. --Social conditions. --Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations. --History. --20th century. --Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.)--History. --1875-. --Juvenile literature.

Portion of title Chicago Race Riot of 1919
Contents Catalyst -- The beach -- A time to reap -- First whispers -- Freedom fight -- Self reliance -- White Negroes -- Waste matters -- Parallel universes -- A stone's throw -- Up from the south -- A higher call -- The northern fever -- A real place for Negroes -- A job, any job -- Full to bursting -- Respectability and respect -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Tensions rising -- Last straws -- Race riot -- Ratcheting up -- Point counterpoint -- Moment of truth.
Abstract "Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index.
Interest age level Ages 12 and up
Interest grade level Grades 7 and up
Audience 1120 Lexile
Genre/formInstructional and educational works.
LCCN 2016026969
ISBN9780544785137 (hardcover)
ISBN0544785134

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 305.896 H253F ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 305.896 H253F ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 305.896 H253F ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Nonfiction 305.896 H253F ✔ Available Place Hold