The “Spirit of Revolt”: A Reappraisal of Black Veterans in Chicago’s Red Summer
Published online on November 30, 2024
Abstract
Journal of Urban History, Volume 52, Issue 3, Page 545-573, May 2026.
For over a half-century, historians have maintained a consensus that Black World War I veterans played central, even leading, roles in armed self-defense during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919. Evidence adduced in support of this claim has, however, been ...
For over a half-century, historians have maintained a consensus that Black World War I veterans played central, even leading, roles in armed self-defense during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919. Evidence adduced in support of this claim has, however, been ...