1919, the year of racial violence : how African Americans fought back / David F. Krugler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville.
2014
E185.5 .K78 2014 (Mapit)
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1919, the year of racial violence : how African Americans fought back / David F. Krugler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville.
ISBN
9781107639614 (paperback)
1107639611 (paperback)
9781107061798 (hardcover)
1107061792 (hardcover)
1107639611 (paperback)
9781107061798 (hardcover)
1107061792 (hardcover)
Published
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number
E185.5 .K78 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
305.80097309/04
Summary
"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, D.C.; 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."--Publisher's Web site.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-324) and index.
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Table of Contents
World War I and the new Negro movement
"We return fighting": the first wave of armed resistance
Fighting a mob in uniform: armed resistance in Washington, D.C.
Blood in the streets: armed resistance in Chicago
Armed resistance to the courthouse mobs
Armed resistance to economic exploitation in Arkansas, Indiana, and Louisiana
"It is my only protection": federal and state efforts to disarm African Americans
The fight for justice: the arrests and trials of black and white rioters
The fight for justice: the death penalty cases
Fighting Judge Lynch
Conclusion: 1919's aftermath and importance in the black freedom struggle.
"We return fighting": the first wave of armed resistance
Fighting a mob in uniform: armed resistance in Washington, D.C.
Blood in the streets: armed resistance in Chicago
Armed resistance to the courthouse mobs
Armed resistance to economic exploitation in Arkansas, Indiana, and Louisiana
"It is my only protection": federal and state efforts to disarm African Americans
The fight for justice: the arrests and trials of black and white rioters
The fight for justice: the death penalty cases
Fighting Judge Lynch
Conclusion: 1919's aftermath and importance in the black freedom struggle.