Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919
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"The origins of the Chicago race riot of 1919 are to be found, not in high-level policy, but in gut-level animosities between black and white people who were generally inarticulate and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0689702876
ISBN13:9780689702877
Release Date:January 1972
Publisher:Atheneum Books
Length:305 Pages
Weight:0.86 lbs.
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
A Fine Work, Highly Recommended
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is an excellent account of the causes and aftermath of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919. Tuttle manages to pull together an array of primary sources including newspaper articles, meeting minutes, and first-hand accounts, both written and oral, to tell the story of the Chicago Race Riot. His goal is to write history "from the bottom up", and in this, he is successful. My only complaint is that by focusing heavily on individual accounts and exceptions to the norm, Tuttle misses out on some broader historical trends. However, since his stated goal is to write a study of "individuals as well as groups", this approach is understandable, and, in places, even desirible. This is one of the only books on the subject of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, and, as such, it should be of interest to anyone studying the history of Chicago or the history of race relations in the United States.
best (and only) book on the 1919 Chicago riots
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
As far as I know, this is the only book on the subject, which is an absolutely fascinating one for me. It is well written and very coherent, but unfortunately the author spends most of the book of the causes and results of the riots, not on the riot itself. Still, this is a wonderful book, essential for anybody interested in Chicago history.
Concise, thoughtful inquiry--refreshing and bold
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Not only does William M. Tuttle, Jr. show every virtue of a lover of history, but he does so with enough clear, crisp understanding that every point seems to sympathize with the mind of even an armchair historian of Black-American mores.
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