1919, the year of racial violence : how African Americans fought back / David F. Krugler (University of Wisconsin, Platteville).

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krugler, David F., 1969- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
African Americans > History > 1877-1964.
African Americans > Violence against > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Social conditions > 20th century.
Race riots > United States > History > 20th century.
Lynching > United States > History > 20th century.
Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:xiv, 332 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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.