TY - GEN N2 - In the early part of the century, thousands of African Americans migrated from the rural South in search of a better life in the northern industrial cities. This black migration was an important event in U.S. history. It fueled the factories of the North, but hurt an already weakened southern economy. In East St. Louis, Ill., trouble was brewing as black workers were being hired to replace striking white workers. It all came to a head on the night of July 1, 1917. AB - In the early part of the century, thousands of African Americans migrated from the rural South in search of a better life in the northern industrial cities. This black migration was an important event in U.S. history. It fueled the factories of the North, but hurt an already weakened southern economy. In East St. Louis, Ill., trouble was brewing as black workers were being hired to replace striking white workers. It all came to a head on the night of July 1, 1917. T1 - Bloody island DA - c1998. CY - New York, NY : AU - Gibson, Thomas. PB - Filmakers Library, PP - New York, NY : LA - This edition in English. PY - c1998. N1 - Grade level from publisher's catalog. ID - 1356094 KW - African Americans KW - African Americans TI - Bloody island LK - http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;1650417 UR - http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;1650417 ER -