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History Project: Chicago Race Riot, 1919

Curated by ACT

This lesson for high school students explores the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919. Students are asked to explain the reasons for the riot and address the questions in the lesson. Included are excerpts from 26 primary source documents to aid in the research.

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Concepts
racism, segregation
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Additional Tags
racial prejudice, african american great migration, chicago race riot, chicago race riot, 1919, history project: chicago race riot, 1919, post-world war i, racism in northern cities, chicago race riots (1919)
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional