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1919, the year of racial violence : how African Americans fought back / David F. Krugler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krugler, David F., 1969-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lynching.
- History.
- Race riots.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- African Americans--Violence against.
- United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
- United States.
- Race relations.
- African Americans--History--1877-1964.
- African Americans.
- African Americans--Violence against--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Social conditions--20th century.
- Race riots--United States--History--20th century.
- Lynching--United States--History--20th century.
- Racism--United States--History--20th century.
- Racism.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- Contents:
- World War I and the new Negro movement
- "We return fighting": the first wave of armed resistance
- Fighting a mob in uniform: armed resistance in Washington, D.C.
- Blood in the streets: armed resistance in Chicago
- Armed resistance to the courthouse mobs
- Armed resistance to economic exploitation in Arkansas, Indiana, and Louisiana
- "It is my only protection": federal and state efforts to disarm African Americans
- The fight for justice: the arrests and trials of black and white rioters
- The fight for justice: the death penalty cases
- Fighting Judge Lynch
- Conclusion: 1919's aftermath and importance in the black freedom struggle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-324) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107061798
- 1107061792
- 9781107639614
- 1107639611
- OCLC:
- 885313168
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