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    The document summarizes several race riots that occurred in the United States during the 1920s. The Chicago race riot of 1919 lasted 13 days and resulted in 38 deaths and over 1,000 black families being left homeless. In 1921, the Tulsa race riot destroyed over 1,000 black homes and businesses and killed between 50-300 people, yet no arrests were made. The 1923 Rosewood race riot in Florida saw a white mob completely destroy the town of Rosewood, killing an unknown number of black residents, whose survivors were forced to leave on a train.

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    The document summarizes several race riots that occurred in the United States during the 1920s. The Chicago race riot of 1919 lasted 13 days and resulted in 38 deaths and over 1,000 black families being left homeless. In 1921, the Tulsa race riot destroyed over 1,000 black homes and businesses and killed between 50-300 people, yet no arrests were made. The 1923 Rosewood race riot in Florida saw a white mob completely destroy the town of Rosewood, killing an unknown number of black residents, whose survivors were forced to leave on a train.

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    1920s Race Riots

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    The document summarizes several race riots that occurred in the United States during the 1920s. The Chicago race riot of 1919 lasted 13 days and resulted in 38 deaths and over 1,000 black families being left homeless. In 1921, the Tulsa race riot destroyed over 1,000 black homes and businesses and killed between 50-300 people, yet no arrests were made. The 1923 Rosewood race riot in Florida saw a white mob completely destroy the town of Rosewood, killing an unknown number of black residents, whose survivors were forced to leave on a train.

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    1920s Race Riots

    Chicago 1919
    Part of the Red Summer (bloody) 25 Race
    Riots
    Chicago one of the worst
    13 days of violence
    38 dead (23 blacks, 15 whites), 537 injured &
    1,000 black families homeless

    Re-emergence of the KKK


    African American success
    The Great Migration
    Inadequate housing

    Lynching no laws against it


    Ability to fight for rights
    Injustice & oppression

    1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma


    10,000 African American Residents
    2nd Largest African American Community
    Over 1,000 businesses and homes
    destroyed
    50-300 people killed
    No arrests
    No justice

    1921 Tulsa Race Riot

    1923 Rosewood,
    Florida
    White mob totally wiped out entire town
    Survivors were shipped out on a train
    1993 Florida became the first state to
    compensate the survivors
    1997 Movie
    2004 Rosewood designed Heritage Site
    Video: www.virtualrosewood.com

    1993 Florida became the first state to


    compensate survivors of race riots
    1997 Movie
    2004 Rosewood - Heritage Site
    Video: www.virtualrosewood.com
    2005 U.S. Congress formally apologized
    Lack of Federal Government response
    No anti-lynching laws
    No justice for race riot victims

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