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The summer of 1919 saw numerous race riots across the United States, known as the Red Summer. Tensions were high as many black soldiers returned from World War I expecting equal treatment, while white workers also wanted their pre-war jobs and housing back. When accusations of crimes by black people against whites arose or black communities protested for rights, violence often broke out between the races. Some of the worst riots occurred in Chicago, where a black youth
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