Chicago Race Riot of 1919
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The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was a major episode of racial violence during the Red Summer in which tensions between Black and white residents erupted into deadly clashes, particularly on Chicago’s South Side.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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mass violence ⓘ pogrom ⓘ race riot ⓘ racially motivated conflict ⓘ |
| endedBy | deployment of Illinois National Guard ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
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surface form:
Great Migration
competition for jobs ⓘ failure to enforce laws equally ⓘ lynching and racial violence nationwide ⓘ police discrimination against Black residents ⓘ post–World War I economic tensions ⓘ racial segregation in housing ⓘ racialized rumors and mob incitement ⓘ segregated public beaches in Chicago ⓘ tensions between Black and white residents ⓘ white resistance to Black migration into previously white neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Great Migration of African Americans out of the region
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surface form:
Great Migration of African Americans from the South
Red Summer of 1919 racial violence across the United States ⓘ labor unrest in Chicago stockyards ⓘ post–World War I racial tensions ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1919-08-03 ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupInvolved |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
white Americans ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
illustrated failures of law enforcement to protect Black citizens
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influenced later civil rights activism in Chicago ⓘ major turning point in Chicago race relations ⓘ one of the deadliest race riots of the Red Summer ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
West Side, Chicago
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surface form:
Black Belt (Chicago)
Windy City ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
South Side, Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago South Side
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasNumberOfArrests | over 1000 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDeaths |
15 white people
ⓘ
23 Black people ⓘ 38 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHomeless | over 1000 Black families displaced ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfInjured | over 500 ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
creation of Chicago Commission on Race Relations
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heightened racial tensions in Chicago politics ⓘ increased residential segregation in Chicago ⓘ national attention to racial violence in the United States ⓘ publication of report "The Negro in Chicago" ⓘ |
| hasPropertyDamage |
hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed
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predominantly Black neighborhoods targeted ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1919-07-27 ⓘ |
| hasTriggerEvent |
drowning of Eugene Williams
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police refusal to arrest white assailant George Stauber ⓘ stoning of Black youths who drifted into a whites-only area of a Lake Michigan beach ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Eugene Williams ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Chicago police
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Police Department
Illinois National Guard ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Summer ⓘ |
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