Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919 - Softcover

Sandburg, Sandburg

 
9780486498454: Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919

Synopsis

Nearly a century ago, an African American teenager crossed
an invisible line of segregation at a Chicago beach and paid
with his life. The incident set off days of violence, resulting
in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries. This contemporary
account was written by Pulitzer Prize–winning author
Carl Sandburg, who reported on the riots for the Chicago
Daily News.
Reprint of the Harcourt, Brace and Howe, Inc., 1919 edition.

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About the Author

American writer, editor, and poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) published more than 40 books and won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. This volume is drawn from his reportage for the Chicago Daily News.

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