This activity for high school learners explores the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Students are asked to explain the reasons for the riot and address the questions in the activity. Included are excerpts from 26 primary source documents to aid in the research.

Concepts

racism, segregation

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Additional Tags

racial prejudice, african american great migration, chicago race riot, chicago race riot, 1919, post-world war i, racism in northern cities, chicago race riots (1919)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional