Red Summer, 1919

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: Red Summer, 1919
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:41:26
• Published: 2019-06-03 15:00

In the summer of 1919, a wave of racist violence played out in the U.S. In many ways, the violence of Red Summer was a response to (but NOT caused by) two earlier events: the Great Migration and the return of black soldiers who had fought in World War I. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com