19 19 summer, the United States was extremely hot. Thousands of people come here to spend the summer on the beaches along Lake Michigan in the United States. Among a group of black boys, there is a black boy 17 years old named Eugene Williams. His raft inadvertently drifted over the invisible line, which is the line that separates the white and black styles. On the other side of the line, a white man drove to Eugene. Eugene drifted across the line and felt insulted, so he threw stones at Eugene and other children. As a result, frightened Eugene accidentally slipped into the water from the raft and drowned.

Houses badly damaged in the riots.

This murder, and the police's subsequent refusal to arrest the original person in charge, triggered a racial riot, which will become one of the bloodiest and least known racial riots in American history. On August 3rd, when the riot ended, 23 African-Americans were killed, 15 whites were killed and more than 500 people were injured. More than/kloc-0.000 black families lost their homes after being set on fire by mobs.

During the riots, Illinois militia patrolled the streets.

19 19 At the beginning of this year, more and more African Americans moved to Chicago from the southern United States and settled near the European immigrant community in the south of the city. They usually work in nearby livestock farms, meat processing plants or factories. Due to the economic depression, African-Americans rose rapidly and clashed with Irish people who settled there earlier. The latter fiercely defended their territorial and political rights, and they opposed all new social groups.

During the riots, the Chicago police were ready to go.

Tensions after the First World War led to constant friction between communities. The influx of immigrants has led to a shortage of jobs in the labor market and an increase in unemployment. At the same time, housing is tight, communities are crowded, and racial discrimination is becoming more and more serious. This led to the resistance of the anti-Japanese war veterans, and the local police turned a blind eye to all these signs, all of which laid the groundwork for the outbreak of racial riots that summer.

In the riot, a black couple was forced to give up their house and move to other safe places with their belongings. A policeman was escorted by a baton.

After the riots, an inter-racial official city commission was called to investigate the cause of the incident and issued a report urging an end to prejudice and discrimination. President Woodrow Wilson and Congress tried to reduce racial conflicts in the United States through legislation and organization. At Thompson's request, Governor Lohden took several actions to quell the riots and made efforts to promote community harmony after the riots.

During the riots, a plainclothes policeman in Cook County stood guard in front of the prison with a machine gun.

19 19 summer, there were 25 riots in the United States, also known as "red summer". This riot is the most serious one.

Illinois militia who quelled street riots during the riots.

During the riots, some factories in Chicago were closed to avoid damage from both sides of the conflict. Chicago's economy has also been affected. Mayor Thompson used his handling of the riots to increase his bargaining power for future political elections. But one of the more lasting effects of this riot may be that both white and black communities will implement apartheid measures to a greater extent.

1965438+On July 27th, 2009, during the riots, an African-American World War I veteran confronted a state militia in the street.