Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America UK History United States First Division

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Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America UK History United States First DivisionDescription by Cameron McWhirter Paperback After World War I, Black Americans fervently hoped for a new epoch of peace, prosperity, and equality. Black soldiers believed their participation in the fight to make the world safe for democracy finally earned them rights they had been promised since the close of the Civil War. Instead, an unprecedented wave of anti black riots and lynchings swept the country for eight months. From April to November of