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The Red Summer
During the summer of 1919, later coined as the Red Summer, a series of race riots broke out across the United States. These race riots were the violent conclusion to the tension that began as World War I ended, due to the migration of nearly 500,000 black Americans who emigrated to the North and Midwest (“Red Summer”). Some articles listed below provide insights into these events while others offer the opinions from German-American about what was happening at this time.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Rassenkämpfe in Bundeshauptstadt
21 July 1919
From the Tägliche Omaha Tribüne. This article discusses the race riot in Washington DC.
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Die Staat geht auf
09 August 1919
From the Tägliche Omaha Tribüne. This article reports on the unrest throughout the US, specifically mentioning Washington and Chicago.
Omahas Schmach
29 September 1919
From the Tägliche Omaha Tribüne. This is an opinion piece that discusses the riots in Omaha.
Published in Der Staats=Anzeiger. This article discusses the race riots in Chicago.
Plauderei
13 August 1919
From Verbote. This opinion piece discusses the racial tension across America and the riot in Chicago.
Ursache und Lehre
30 September 1919
From the Tägliche Omaha Tribüne. This opinion piece calls out people in power for not doing more to stop mob violence.
Die Rassenkämpfe in Chicago und Washington
21 July 1919
From the Tägliche Omaha Tribüne. This opinion piece calls on congress to intervene and create more laws about lynchings in the US.
Der Mobteufel herrstche Sonntag nacht in Omaha!
29 September 1919
From the Tägliche Omaha Tribüne. The entire front page of this newspaper discusses the lynching of Will Brown and the racial tension in the US.
References
“Der Mobteufel herrschte Sonntag nacht in Omaha.” Tägliche Omaha Tribüne, 29 Sept. 1919, p. 1
“Dutzende bei Rassenaufständen in Washington verletzt.” Der Staats=Anzeiger, no. 1919/07/22, 22 July 1919
“Omahas Schmach.” Tägliche Omaha Tribüne, no. 1919/09/29, 29 Sept. 1919, p. 2.
“Red Summer.” National WWI Museum and Memorial, https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/red-summer. Accessed 20 Feb. 2023.