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The Red Summer began in the 1919's in washington D.C. where it was happening for 4 days straight. On July 19 there were rumors going around stating that black men had assaulted a white woman incited mobs to attack local black neighborhoods and assaults innocent African Americans.

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Introduction/Who was involved (Great Migration)

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Introduction/Who was involved (Great Migration)

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The Great Migration refers to the movement of African Americans from the rural South to urban areas in the North and West, particularly during the early to mid-20th century (1916-1970).

African American Leaders During the Great Migration

W.E.B. Du Bois: Civil rights activist promoting better opportunities and fighting racial discrimination.

A. Philip Randolph: Labor leader advocating for Black workers' rights and organizing industrial job opportunities.

Marcus Garvey: Focused on Black nationalism, inspiring many to seek opportunities beyond the South.

The Great Migration

Millions of African American families left the South for northern cities like Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia, seeking better economic conditions and escaping Jim Crow segregation, driven by labor demands after World War I.

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Cultural: The Great Migration significantly impacted the cultural landscape of both the South and the North/West, as well as the broader American culture.

Demographic: It led to a dramatic shift in the population distribution of African Americans, with a large percentage moving from the South to the North and West.

Economic: The migration created labor shortages in the South and increased competition for jobs in the North, leading to both challenges and opportunities.

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The Great Migration: Crash Course Black American History #24

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Founders and Leaders: The KKK was founded in 1865 by Confederate veterans in Tennessee and revived in the 1920s by William J. Simmons and Hiram W. Evans.

Membership: Its resurgence attracted diverse members, mainly white Protestants concerned about social changes and civil rights.

Political Influence: The Klan aimed for political power, with members influencing local and state legislation to promote segregationist policies.

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During the Great Depression, KKK membership fell sharply, and the group largely disbanded by 1944. They remained inactive for 20 years but resurfaced in the 1960s amidst civil rights activism, leading to violence in Black communities. President Lyndon B. Johnson condemned the Klan after the arrest of four innocent Black individuals linked to a white civil rights worker's murder in Alabama.

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Ku Klux Klan - Revival, Racism, Terrorism

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Ku Klux Klan - Revival, Racism, Terrorism: The 20th-century Klan had its roots more directly in the American nativist tradition. It was organized in 1915 near Atlanta, Georgia, by Col. William J. Simmons, a preacher and promoter of fraternal orders who had been inspired by Thomas Dixon’s book The Clansman (1905) and D.W. Griffith’s film The Birth of a Nation (1915). The new organization remained small until Edward Y. Clarke and Elizabeth Tyler brought to it their talents as publicity agents and fund raisers. The revived Klan was fueled partly by patriotism and partly by a romantic nostalgia for the old South, but, more importantly, it expressed

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In 1921 race massacre that destroyed a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, This racist violence wasn't limited to Tulsa. This act is known as the Red summer. Red Summer originally started in the fall of 1919's from April through November of that year. The Red Summer refers to the blood they shed.(white mods) Many white mobs would attack black communities in cities across the country. Killing thousands of African Americans.

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"The Tragic Drowning of Eugene Williams"

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"The Tragic Drowning of Eugene Williams"

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On Sunday, July 27, 1919, thousands of Chicagoans sought relief from the brutal murder in Lake Michigan. Among them was Eugene Williams, a seventeen-year-old African American. When he and his friends drifted across an invisible line that divided the waters by race, a group of whites began throwing stones at them, one of which hit Williams, causing him to drown. After the police refused to arrest the white man who was responsible for his death. his murder was the spark that ignited it during what the Red Summer.

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The mass emigration of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North and Midwest hoping to escape the discrimination of Jim Crow Laws.

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Over 26 cities across the united States was affected by the Red summers.

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The Red Summer of 1919: Crash Course Black American History #25

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The Red Summer of 1919: Crash Course Black American History #25

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The Red Summer of 1919: Crash Course Black American History #25