PBS

The Red Summer

The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history. The Red Summer of 1919 was one of the most volatile periods of our nation’s history but one of the lesser known ...
abcnews4

Charleston unveils historical marker, shedding light on the Red Summer of 1919's local impact

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — The City of Charleston unveiled another historical marker dedicated to The Red Summer of 1919 Wednesday. The Red Summer of 1919 got its name from the bloodshed across ...
Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, and yet today, 100 years later, not many people know it even happened. It flowed in small towns like Elaine, Arkansas, in ...
Associated Press

A century after hundreds of black killings, AP explores the enduring impact of ‘Red Summer’

While conducting research for another potential project, Jesse J. Holland, Washington-based race and ethnicity reporter, read about the upcoming anniversary of the “Red Summer” of 1919 and noticed a ...