Post WWI Powerpoint
Transcript: Post WWI Kendra Wehr Red Summer (Race riots) Red Summer or Race Riots were a series of riots that occurred in 25 different cities. The riots started in 1917 because of the Great Migration which caused the blacks and whites to be neighbors. Many who migrated lost their jobs at the end of the War and those who didn't get fired noticed a pay difference between the races. What was Red Summer? The St. Louis Riot of 1917 all started because black workers were hired to replace the white workers who had gone on strike against the Aluminum Ore Company. The first outbreak was on May 28th when a rumor was spread that there was an alleged robbery towards a white man by a black man. White mobs formed and rampaged through downtown, finding and beating any African American they saw. The second outbreak happened on July 2 when the white mobs started to beat men, women, and children and then shot them. There was a total of 100 deaths and 300 houses were burned. On July 8, a Special Committee formed by the United States House of Representatives investigated the police and their actions to find out that some police officers often fled from the scenes and refused to answer calls. This led to the firing of many members of the police force. What was the St. Louis Riot of 1917? St. Louis Riot 1917 The Chicago Riot of 1919 all began when Eugene Williams accidently crossed the segregated boundary line in the Lake Michigan beach. The whites soon started to throw stones at the boy, not allowing him to make it to the shore and causing to drown. Instead of arresting any white people, a police officer arrested a black man because of a minor offense from a white person. This lead to people attacking the officer. Throughout the next seven days there was a total of 38 black people killed and 100 houses burned. Many black people were attacked while walking through the white neighborhoods to get the work and others attacked in public places like streetcars or city parks.The rioting mainly took place in the “Black Belt” which is predominatly a black neighborhood. The black gangs fought back and attacked the white people. This lead to the death of 23 blacks and 15 whites and many people left homeless. What was the Chicago Riot of 1919? Chicago Riot 1919 The Charleston Riot of 1919 started when a black man allegdedly Roscoe Coleman, a white Navy sailor, off the sidewalk. He was then chased by a group of white sailors and civilians into a house and both sides started to through bricks, bottles and stones. Eventually shots were fired into the air by a black man and created the rumor of a sailor "Shot by a Negro." The sailors stole rifles from a nearby gun store, started shooting at the blacks while robbing and vandalizing black-owned stores. The rioting lasted until 3am until the mayor requested for the U.S Marines. In total, 5 white men and 18 black men were seriously injured and three dead. Ralph Stone, George W. Biggs, Roscoe Coleman, Robert Morton, and Alexander Lanneau were held responsible for “stirring up strife and inciting others to violence against the negroes.” Jacob Cohen and George T. Holliday were found responsible for the death of Issac Doctor and were sentenced for a year into a military prison , however no one else was convicted of any unlawful acts. What was the Charleston Riot of 1919? Charleston Riot 1919 The Women's Suffrage Movement began in the 1840s and ended in the 1920s. It started with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Santon pushing for equal voting rights for women.Throughout those 80 years many suffragists try and push for equal right but nothing happens until the 1900s. In 1915, over 40,000 women dress in all white with signs in the NYC suffrage parade. In 1917, the National Woman’s Party picketers stand in front of the white house protesting until they are arresting and sentenced to six months in jail for obstructing sidewalk traffic In 1918, 15 states have given the right to vote. After all the years of fighting for the right to vote, in 1920 the 19 amendment is passed, giving women the right to vote. Women’s Suffrage Movement Women’s Suffrage movement Alice Paul and Lucy Burns founded the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage which later evolved to the National Woman’s Party (NWP). They both wanted to change women's suffrage activities about the government so they protested against the president and his reluctance to support the movement. The next year Alice formed the 'Silent Sentinles' and protested with Lucy an Dora Lewis outside the White House but were arrested for "blocking sidewalk traffic." Alice was moved to a psychiatric ward to try and declare her mentally insane. Lucy was beaten, handcuffed above her head to the cell, and force fed for going on a hunger strike. Dora was beaten, kicked, dragged and thrown into her tiny cell, hit her head on an iron bed and knocked unconscious. After they were released, Alice continued to fight for women's issues. Lucy retired after the 19th amendment was ratified. And Dora
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