A Few Red Drops
The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 28, 2022
This mesmerizing narrative nonfiction draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of an explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.
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- Who it’s for
- A readable account of Chicago’s 1919 race riot, with the wider pressures kept in view.
- Themes
- Race relations, Urban violence, Chicago race riot of 1919
- Genres
- 20th Century America for Teens, Prejudice & Racism for Teens, African American U.S. History for Teens
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This mesmerizing narrative nonfiction draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of an explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Coretta Scott King Award winner * Carter G. Woodson Book Award from the National Council for the Social Studies On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach.
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An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. A Few Red Drops is "readable, compelling history," The Horn Book wrote, adding that the book uses "meticulously chosen archival photos, documents, newspaper clippings, and quotes from multiple primary sources." Includes archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, and an index.
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A readable account of Chicago’s 1919 race riot, with the wider pressures kept in view.
Come here for
- A close look at racial conflict across city life
- Contemporary accounts that keep the history grounded
Expect
- Layered context across race, politics, business, and culture
- Archival photos, documents, clippings, and primary-source quotations
Where it sits
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 48% |
|---|---|
| 20th Century America for Teens | 43% |
| African American U.S. History for Teens | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Boys & Men
- Girls & Women
- 20th Century America for Teens
- Law & Crime for Teens
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- African American U.S. History for Teens
- Poetry for Teens
- Bullying for Teens
- Immigration for Teens
- Authors
- Claire Hartfield
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 28, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Race relations · Urban violence · Chicago race riot of 1919
- Reading lane
- Boys & Men