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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chicago Race Riot of 1919 canonical | 2 |
| Chicago race riot of 1919 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Context triple: [South Side, Chicago, historicalEvent, Chicago Race Riot of 1919]
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A.
1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major urban uprising in Newark, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became one of the most significant and violent civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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B.
1967 Detroit rebellion
The 1967 Detroit rebellion was a major, days-long urban uprising against racial injustice and police brutality that became one of the most destructive and pivotal civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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C.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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D.
Great Chicago Fire of 1871
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a catastrophic urban conflagration that destroyed much of Chicago, killed hundreds, left thousands homeless, and spurred major changes in building codes and city planning.
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E.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major urban uprising in Newark, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police brutality, that became one of the most significant and violent civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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B.
1967 Detroit rebellion
The 1967 Detroit rebellion was a major, days-long urban uprising against racial injustice and police brutality that became one of the most destructive and pivotal civil disturbances of the 1960s in the United States.
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C.
Colfax massacre
The Colfax massacre was an 1873 episode of racial and political violence in Louisiana in which white supremacists killed dozens of Black freedmen, marking one of the deadliest incidents of Reconstruction-era terror and undermining Black civil rights in the post–Civil War South.
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D.
Great Chicago Fire of 1871
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a catastrophic urban conflagration that destroyed much of Chicago, killed hundreds, left thousands homeless, and spurred major changes in building codes and city planning.
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E.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| hasNumberOfArrests | over 1000 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDeaths |
15 white people
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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
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surface form:
Chicago Police Department
Illinois National Guard ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Summer ⓘ |
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Subject: Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Description of subject: 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.
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