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Red Summer, 1919
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
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://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Jun 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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