Riots

• What was passed by Baltimore?

  In 1911 it passed its first residential segregation law, followed by other cities
• Where was the race riot in 1919?

  Chicago
• How many black Americans had moved to Chicago?

  50,000 between 1910-1920
• How long did riots last for in Chicago?

  2 weeks
• Who supported the Chicago riots?

  The police and military who attacked black ghetto residents
• How many people died in Chicago?

  15 white Americans and 25 black Americans
• How many were injured at Chicago?

  500 injured
• How many black homes were destroyed in Chicago?

  1000
• How much had the black population of Chicago increased?

  It doubled between 1916-18
• What was the trigger of the race riots in Chicago?

  A 17 year old black American drifted to the white side of a beach and was drowned
• Who was the 17 year old in Chicago?

  Eugene Williams
• What was used to stop the riots in Chicago?

  The National Guard
• What was commissioned by the Governor of Illinois after Chicago?

  An investigation by the Chicago Commission on Race Relations
• What did the report after Chicago call for?

  Desegregation
• What did the report blame the riots on in Chicago?

  The unfair treatment of black people by white law enforcers, ghetto living conditions and an increasing, 'race consciousness'
• What did the Chicago riots lead to?

  Greater de facto segregation- Chicago realtors prohibited white buyers from selling or renting to black Americans
• How many riots were there across the nation around 1919?

  25
• How many fire bombings were reported between 1917-1919?

  24
• What percentage of black Americans lived in the South side?

  11% in 1910 which grew to 24.6% a decade later
• When did the NAACP become active?

  In Harlem in 1910
• What other black organisations began in Harlem?

  Marcus Garvey's UNIA began campaigning from 1916
• What campaign occurred in Harlem in the 1920s?

  Don't buy where you can't work
• What did the 1920s campaign in Harlem do?

  Forced shops in the Harlem area to hire black employees
• What was set up in Harlem in 1924?

  The Brotherhood of the Sleeping Car Porters
• What was the Brotherhood?

  The first significant black labour union with its HQ in Harlem
• How much did the black population of NY City increase?

  From 70,000 to 200,000 between 1890 and 1920
• How much did the White Population of NY City decrease?

  By 100,000
• What were the rates for infant mortality in Harlem?

  Black children in Harlem were twice as likely to die as a white child elsewhere in NY City
• Where was there rioting in 1921?

  Tulsa, Oklahoma
• What was introduced by Oklahoma in 1916?

  A law making residential segregation mandatory
• Why did tensions grow in Oklahoma?

  Rumours a black male had assaulted a white female
• Where did many affluent black Americans live in Tulsa?

  The Greenwood District
• Where did the white mob attack in 1921?

  The affluent Greenwood district
• What was the impact of the riots?

  300 black Americans died and 10,000 were left homeless
• What percentage of Harlem was unemployed or on relief?

  1/3 of black Harlem by 1941
• How much more likely were black Americans to catch TB?

  4x
• How was rent comparatively in Harlem?

  It was higher than that of white Americans despite having lesser living conditions
• Where else were there riots in the 1910s?

  East St Louis in 1917
• When was there a riot in Harlem?

  1943
• What led to the Harlem riot?

  An event between a black soldier and a white police officer