CCC Launches "Race Riots and Chicago in 1919" Digital Exhibit
July 30, 2019
The "Race Riots and Chicago in 1919" digital exhibit places Chicago’s racial tension in the context of dramatic local and global events of that year. Explore historical records that document how Chicagoans experienced explosive labor conflicts, the effects of soldiers returning from war, changing migration, a dirigible disaster, and other events that shaped the city in 1919.
Curated by our colleagues at the University of Illinois Chicago:
- David Greenstein, PhD (Lecturer, Special Collections and University Archives, Richard J. Daley Library)
- Megan Keller Young (Instructor and Special Collections Librarian, Special Collections and University Archives)
This digital timeline was part of the citywide initiative Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots organized by the Newberry Library.
