Anatomy of Four Race Riots: Racial Conflict in Knoxville, Elaine (Arkansas), Tulsa, and Chicago, 1919-1921

Lee E. Williams, Roy Wilkins, Lee E. Williams II

ISBN 10: 1604731907 / ISBN 13: 9781604731903

Published by University Press of Mississippi 2008-10-01, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Anatomy of Four Race Riots: Racial Conflict in Knoxville, Elaine (Arkansas), Tulsa, and Chicago, 1919-1921
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi 2008-10-01
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604731907
• ISBN 13: 9781604731903
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Anatomy of Four Race Riots is a study of the terrible racial violence that erupted in four different communities of America during the post World War I years, racial violence that left hundreds dead or injured and a massive amount of destruction in its wake.

Although the igniting incident or event varied somewhat, there was a similarity in the racial climate that existed in each town. The emerging blacks, boosted economically and idealistically by the war effort, were viewed as a threat by some of the whites. The bloody confrontations described here were grave evidence of the intensity of the fear and hatred that existed between a portion of the races.

About the Authors

Lee E. Williams (deceased) was Dean for Administration at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi.

Lee E. Williams II is professor of history at the University of Alabama, Huntsville.