The Red Summer of 1919
The bloody summer of 1919 was full of violence in several cities across the United States. The horrifying events that took place during this time caused violence and extreme hurt on African American Life. Racial Violence against the black population started before The Red Summer of 1919, the history of lynching starting back in 1865. The fact that the African American population continued to grow during the 1900s, the tension surrounding the Great Migration that helped African American escape from the South started to grow.
New Negro
The black population had increased from 44,000 in 1910 to more than 109,000 in 1920. During the Great Migration you seen African Americans gain a sense of identity, many wanted to obtain their rights and breakaway from oppression. Many blacks called themselves “New Negros”, they fought back against White Americans and dreamt of Racial equality, suitable opportunities and a new state of mind.
- Famous Anthology of Black Writer
- Stresses the importance of urbanization for blacks
- Harlem as center of this movement
- Importance of the African American in the future development of Africa
- Looking Forward
- Importance of Education
Harlem Renaissance
Many believe the “Red Summer of 1919” was the inspiration for The Harlem Renaissance, which helped African American showcase their Arts. During this time, Mass Racial violence at the dawn of the New Negro movement, caused horrifying events for blacks living in the United States. In American History, the Red Summer of 1919 was the height for Race Riots and Lynching’s against African Americans. Racial Violence was the new subject for Black Historians, who studied the racial issues between African Americans and White Americans.Many shared their views on the history of Racial Violence and the horrifying events of “Red Summer of 1919”.
This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
