| Variant title |
Subtitle on original container and videocassette label: Race riots of East St. Louis |
| Series |
American history in video
Award winning films and videos. ^A703531
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| Abstract |
In the early part of the century, thousands of African Americans migrated from the rural South in search of a better life in the northern industrial cities. This black migration was an important event in U.S. history. It fueled the factories of the North, but hurt an already weakened southern economy. In East St. Louis, Ill., trouble was brewing as black workers were being hired to replace striking white workers. It all came to a head on the night of July 1, 1917. |
| General note | Grade level from publisher's catalog. |
| Spec. audience char. |
[Grade level: High school, college, adult]. |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
