1919, The Year of Racial Violence

Krugler, David F.

ISBN 10: 1107639611 / ISBN 13: 9781107639614

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1107639611I2N00

Synopsis:

1919, The Year of Racial Violence recounts African Americans' brave stand against a cascade of mob attacks in the United States after World War I. The emerging New Negro identity, which prized unflinching resistance to second-class citizenship, further inspired veterans and their fellow black citizens. In city after city – Washington, DC; Chicago; Charleston; and elsewhere – black men and women took up arms to repel mobs that used lynching, assaults, and other forms of violence to protect white supremacy; yet, authorities blamed blacks for the violence, leading to mass arrests and misleading news coverage. Refusing to yield, African Americans sought accuracy and fairness in the courts of public opinion and the law. This is the first account of this three-front fight – in the streets, in the press, and in the courts – against mob violence during one of the worst years of racial conflict in U.S. history.

About the Author: David F. Krugler is Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville.

Bibliographic Details

Title: 1919, The Year of Racial Violence
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket