ANATOMY OF FOUR RACE RIOTS; RACIAL CONFLICT IN KNOXVILLE, ELAINE (ARKANSAS), TULSA, AND CHICAGO, 1919-1921.

Williams, Lee E. and Lee E. Williams II. Roy Wilkins (Foreword).

ISBN 10: 0878050094 / ISBN 13: 9780878050093

Published by [Hattiesburg, MS]: The University and College Press of Mississippi, 1972., 1972

About this Item

First edition (not stated). xvi, 128 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 13.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Dark mustard cloth. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. With Preface, Foreword by NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins, Appendixes, Bibliography, and Index. Features six chapters titled as: "Introduction," "The Knoxville Riot," "The Elaine Riot," "The Tulsa Riot," "The Chicago Riot," and "Conclusion." ISBN 0878050094.

Seller Inventory # Z626X-3594

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ANATOMY OF FOUR RACE RIOTS; RACIAL CONFLICT IN KNOXVILLE, ELAINE (ARKANSAS), TULSA, AND CHICAGO, 1919-1921.
• Publisher: [Hattiesburg, MS]: The University and College Press of Mississippi, 1972.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0878050094
• ISBN 13: 9780878050093
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • African American History

About this title

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 Author

Lee E. Williams 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.