Biographical Note:
American writer, editor, and poet Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) published more than 40 books and won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. This volume is drawn from his reportage for the Chicago Daily News.

Brief Description:
Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Howe, 1919.

Table of Contents:
Introductory Note by Walter LippmanPreface to the Dover EditionI. The Chicago Race RiotsII. The BackgroundIII. The Negro MigrationIV. Real EstateV. Demand for Negro LaborVI. Nwe Industrial OpportunitiesVII. After Each LynchingVIII. Trades for Colored WomenIX. Negroes and Rising RentsX. Unions and the Color LineXI. Abouth LynchingsXII. Negro Crime TalesXIII. Colored GamblersXIV. An Official of the PackersXV. Mr. Julius Rosenwald InterviewedXVI. For Federal Action

Publisher Marketing:
Nearly a century ago, an African-American teenager crossed an invisible line of segregation at a Chicago beach and paid with his life. The incident set off days of violence that resulted in several dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries as well as the destruction of homes and businesses. This contemporary account was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and poet Carl Sandburg, who reported on the riots for the Chicago Daily News.
Few other journalists of the era explored the issues of discrimination in housing, politics, and organized labor that fueled the 1919 riots in Chicago and across America. Sandburg offered readers rare insights into the plight of black Americans, whose voices were seldom heard in white publications. His in-depth reports on the living and working conditions of Chicago's black community, written before and after the riots, illuminate the social conditions that fostered racial tensions.