Few Red Drops, A.: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

A well-researched written account of Black history and the Race Riots in Chicago in 1919, this resource provides a thorough examination of race relations in the United States, including archival photographs, maps, and illustrations relevant to the story. The comprehensive book traces the roots of decades of race relations, politics, business, and culture clashes that led to inevitable violence; it does so in an engaging way that can help intermediate and secondary-level readers develop historical thinking skills and understand how racial attitudes and inequality predominated in North America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the classroom, students may be encouraged to analyze the images and information to learn about racism and the hardships that Black Americans endured during this time.