The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

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Release Date: 01/02/2018
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Classification: YA Nonfiction
Classification: YA Nonfiction
Series: N/A
Language: English
Format: Unabridged edition
Genre: Educational, Mystery & Crime
Author: Claire Hartfield
Read by: J. D. Jackson
Duration: 239 minutes
Run Time: 239 minutes
Language: English
Language: English
Audio Library Digital - 9781520091389
Audio Retail Digital - 9781520091396
4 Audio CD(s) - 9781520091365
1 Audio MP3 CD(s) - 9781520091402
Playaway - 9781520091419

A Few Red Drops

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

By Claire Hartfield

Genre: Educational, Mystery & Crime

Audio Library Digital

01/02/2018

239 minutes

9781520091389

Audio Retail Digital

01/02/2018

239 minutes

9781520091396

Audio CD

01/02/2018

4 Audio CD

239 minutes

9781520091365

Audio MP3 CD

01/02/2018

1 Audio MP3 CD

239 minutes

9781520091402

Playaway

01/02/2018

239 minutes

9781520091419

Description:

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

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A comprehensive, careful account., Kirkus

This solid entry covers a topic not often mentioned in YA literature..., Booklist

JD Jackson begins this historical audiobook about the 1919 race riot in Chicago in calm, measured tones. The text then provides backstory about how the people involved in the riots found themselves there. The story is both historically important and relevant today., AudioFile Magazine

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