The Riot Begins
Source: GangResearch.net
Caption: Rescuing a Negro During the Race Riots in Chicago : The
Negro seen in the picture was, it is said, pursued by a mob and ran to the
mounted policeman shown at the left, who kept the mob at bay until other
officers arrived on the scene. This Negro was armed for defense ; the
policeman at his side is shown in the act of taking a weapon from his hip
pocket.
Source:
Red Scare
Brick-wielding Whites in Pursuit of a Black
Victim, 1919
Source:
Chicago Historical Society
"Chicago
race riot, house with broken windows and debris in front yard,"
Source:
Chicago Historical Society
Source:
Red
Scare