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The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot

Unveiling the Racial Turmoil: Insights from Chicago's Race Relations StudyBy Chicago Commission on Race Relations

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The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot is a pivotal examination of the racial dynamics in early 20th-century Chicago, focusing on the profound impact of the 1919 race riot. The comprehensive study employs a sociological lens to dissect the economic, cultural, and political factors contributing to racial tensions. The authors utilize a meticulous analytical style intertwined with compelling narratives, providing a rich context that enhances the reader's understanding of the interplay between the African American community and the broader societal structures at play. This book stands as an essential document reflecting the turbulent landscape of race relations, making significant contributions to the field of social justice studies and American history. The Chicago Commission on Race Relations, established post-riot to investigate the causes and responses to racial conflict, comprised prominent local leaders and independent scholars. Their commitment to understanding the complexity of racism and its societal ramifications emerged from the devastating events of the time. Their insights are pivotal to grasping the historical and systemic nature of racial violence, and the findings underscore how such tensions were not merely localized phenomena but emblematic of broader national issues. This seminal work is highly recommended for scholars, students, and anyone interested in the historical context of race relations in America. Its thorough analysis and historical significance not only illuminate the past but also provoke critical reflections on contemporary race issues. Engaging with this text will deepen the reader'Äôs understanding of the enduring legacies of racism and the persistent struggles for racial equity.

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1INTRODUCTION

11014. ENVIRONMENT: VICE IN NEGRO RESIDENCE AREAS

2THE PROBLEM

11115. ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS OF NEGRO CRIME

3CHAPTER I THE CHICAGO RIOT July 27-August 2, 1919 (pt. 1)

112CHAPTER VIII THE NEGRO IN INDUSTRY

4CHAPTER I THE CHICAGO RIOT July 27-August 2, 1919 (pt. 2)

113A. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONDITIONS

5CHAPTER II OTHER OUTBREAKS IN ILLINOIS

114I. INTRODUCTION

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6I. Minor Clashes in and near Chicago

115II. THE NEGRO IN CHICAGO INDUSTRIES IN 1910 AND 1920

71. CLASHES IN CHICAGO PRECEDING THE RIOT OF 1919

116III. EMPLOYERS&#x27; EXPERIENCE WITH NEGRO LABOR

82. RACIAL OUTBREAK IN WAUKEGAN May 31 and June 2, 1920

117IV. INDUSTRY AS THE NEGRO SEES IT

93. THE &quot;ABYSSINIAN&quot; AFFAIR

118V. INDUSTRIES EXCLUDING THE NEGRO

104. THE BARRETT MURDER

119VI. RELATIONS OF WHITE AND COLORED WORKERS

11II. The Springfield Riot August 14-15, 1908

120VII. FUTURE OF THE NEGRO IN CHICAGO INDUSTRIES

12III. East St. Louis Riots May 28 and July 2, 1917

121B. ORGANIZED LABOR AND THE NEGRO WORKER

13CHAPTER III THE MIGRATION OF NEGROES FROM THE SOUTH

122I. INTRODUCTION

14I. INTRODUCTION: II. CAUSES OF THE MIGRATION

123II. POLICY OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR AND OTHER FEDERATIONS

15I. ECONOMIC CAUSES OF THE MIGRATION

124III. POLICY OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL UNIONS

16A. THE SOUTH

125IV. ATTITUDE AND POLICY OF LOCAL UNIONS IN CHICAGO

17B. THE NORTH

126V. ATTITUDE OF NEGROES TOWARD UNION ORGANIZATION

18II. SENTIMENTAL CAUSES OF THE MIGRATION

127VI. THE NEGRO AND STRIKES

19III. BEGINNING AND SPREAD OF MIGRATION

128VII. ATTITUDE AND OPINIONS OF LABOR LEADERS

20IV. THE ARRIVAL IN CHICAGO

129CHAPTER IX PUBLIC OPINION IN RACE RELATIONS

21V. ADJUSTMENTS TO CHICAGO LIFE

130A. OPINIONS OF WHITES AND NEGROES

22VI. MIGRANTS IN CHICAGO

131I. BELIEFS CONCERNING NEGROES

23VII. EFFORTS TO CHECK MIGRATION

132II. BACKGROUND OF PREVAILING BELIEFS CONCERNING NEGROES

24CHAPTER IV THE NEGRO POPULATION OF CHICAGO

133III. TYPES OF SENTIMENTS AND ATTITUDES

25A. DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY

134IV. SELF-ANALYSIS BY FIFTEEN WHITE CITIZENS

26B. NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEGRO RESIDENCE

135V. PUBLIC OPINION AS EXPRESSED BY NEGROES

27I. ADJUSTED NEIGHBORHOODS

136VI. OPINIONS OF FIFTEEN NEGROES ON DEFINITE RACIAL PROBLEMS

28II. NON-ADJUSTED NEIGHBORHOODS

137CHAPTER X PUBLIC OPINION IN RACE RELATIONS—Continued B. INSTRUMENTS OF OPINION MAKING

29III. BOMBINGS

138I. THE PRESS

30IV. TREND OF THE NEGRO POPULATION

1391. GENERAL SURVEY OF CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS

31V. OUTLYING NEIGHBORHOODS

1402. INTENSIVE STUDY OF CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS

32C. THE NEGRO COMMUNITY

1413. NEWSPAPER POLICY REGARDING NEGRO NEWS

33I. THE BEGINNING OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY

1424. THE NEGRO PRESS

34II. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY

143II. RUMOR

35CHAPTER V THE NEGRO HOUSING PROBLEM

1441. AN IMPRESSION STUDY

36A. A STUDY OF NEGRO FAMILIES

1452. THE BUBBLY CREEK RUMOR

37I. GENERAL LIVING CONDITIONS

1463. RIOT RUMORS

38II. WHY NEGROES MOVE

1474. RUMORS PREDICTING RIOTS

39III. THE FAMILY GROUPING

1485. RUMORS CONCERNING NEGRO RADICALS

40IV. HOW NEGRO FAMILIES LIVE

1496. RUMOR WITHIN THE NEGRO GROUP

41V. A GROUP OF FAMILY HISTORIES

1507. RUMORS OF ATROCITIES

42B. PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF NEGRO HOUSING

1518. RUMORS AND THE MIGRATION

43I. &quot;TYPE A&quot; HOUSES

152III. MYTHS

44II. &quot;TYPE B&quot; HOUSES

1531. THE RAPE MYTH

45III. &quot;TYPE C&quot; HOUSES

1542. THE SEX MYTH

46IV. &quot;TYPE D&quot; HOUSES

155IV. PROPAGANDA

47V. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONS

1561. EDUCATIONAL PROPAGANDA

48VI. EFFORTS OF SOCIAL AGENCIES

1572. RADICAL AND REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA

49VII. EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDERS

1583. MALICIOUS PROPAGANDA

50C. NEGROES AND PROPERTY DEPRECIATION

1594. DEFENSIVE PROPAGANDA

51I. GENERAL FACTORS IN DEPRECIATION OF RESIDENCE PROPERTY

160V. CONCLUSIONS

52II. DEPRECIATION ON THE SOUTH SIDE

161CHAPTER XI SUMMARY OF THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION

53III. DEPRECIATION AFTER THE COMING OF NEGROES

162THE SUMMARY

54IV. DEPRECIATION IN HYDE PARK

163I. The Chicago Riot

55D. FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF NEGRO HOUSING

1641. BACKGROUND

56I. NEGRO PROPERTY CONSIDERED A POOR RISK

1652. STORY OF THE RIOT

57II. NEGROES AS HOME OWNERS

1663. RUMORS AND THE RIOT

58III. REAL ESTATE LOANS TO NEGROES

1674. CONDUCT OF THE POLICE

59IV. FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF NEGROES

1685. THE MILITIA

60CHAPTER VI RACIAL CONTACTS

1696. RESTORATION OF ORDER

61INTRODUCTION

1707. THE AFTERMATH

62A. LEGAL STATUS OF NEGROES IN ILLINOIS

1718. OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF THE RIOT

63I. CIVIL RIGHTS IN PUBLIC PLACES

172II. The Migration of Negroes from the South

64II. DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

173III. The Negro Population of Chicago

65B. CONTACTS IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

1741. DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY

66I. PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOLS

1752. NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEGRO RESIDENCE

67II. SCHOOL CONTACT PROBLEMS

1763. THE NEGRO COMMUNITY

68III. RETARDATION

177IV. Racial Contacts

69C. CONTACTS IN RECREATION

1781. CONTACTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

70I. CLASSIFICATION OF FACILITIES

1792. RECREATION

71II. DISTRIBUTION OF FACILITIES IN RELATION TO NEGRO AREAS

1803. CONTACTS IN TRANSPORTATION

72III. USE OF FACILITIES

1814. CRIME AND VICIOUS ENVIRONMENT

73IV. CONTACTS

182V. The Negro in Chicago Industries

74V. TRAINING FOR RECREATION DIRECTORS

1831. INCREASE IN NEGRO LABOR

75VI. SUMMARY

1842. CLASSIFICATION OF NEGRO WORKERS

76D. CONTACTS IN TRANSPORTATION

1853. EMPLOYERS&#x27; EXPERIENCE WITH NEGRO LABOR

77I. INTRODUCTION

1864. LABOR TURNOVER

78II. DISTRIBUTION OF NEGRO TRAFFIC

1875. NEGRO WOMEN IN INDUSTRY

79III. CONDUCT RESULTING FROM CONTACTS

1886. INDUSTRIES EXCLUDING THE NEGRO

80E. CONTACTS IN OTHER RELATIONS

1897. RELATIONS BETWEEN WHITE AND NEGRO WORKERS

81I. CONTACTS IN PUBLIC PLACES

1908. THE PERIOD OF INDUSTRIAL DEPRESSION

82II. &quot;BLACK AND TAN&quot; RESORTS

1919. ORGANIZED LABOR AND NEGRO WORKERS

83III. CULTURAL CONTACTS

192VI. Public Opinion in Race Relations

84IV. CONTACTS IN CO-OPERATIVE EFFORTS FOR RACE BETTERMENT

193A. OPINIONS OF WHITES AND NEGROES

85CHAPTER VII CRIME AND VICIOUS ENVIRONMENT

194B. FACTORS IN THE MAKING OF PUBLIC OPINION

86I. GENERAL CRIME SITUATION

195THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION

87II. PREVALENT IMPRESSIONS REGARDING NEGRO CRIME

196To the Police, Militia, State&#x27;s Attorney, and Courts:

88III. CRIMINAL STATISTICS

197To the City Council and Administrative Boards, the Park Boards and the Municipal Bureau of Parks, Playgrounds, and Bathing-Beaches:

89IV. THE NEGRO IN THE COURTS

198To the Board of Education:

901. JUVENILE COURT

199To Social and Civic Organizations, Labor Unions, and Churches:

912. BUREAU OF IDENTIFICATION

200To the Public:

923. PROBATION AND PAROLE

201To the White Members of the Public:

934. INSTITUTIONAL INQUIRY

202To the Negro Members of the Public:

945. OTHER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

203To Employers and Labor Organizations:

95V. NEGRO CRIME AND ENVIRONMENT

204To Negro Workers:

96VI. VIEWS OF AUTHORITIES ON CRIME AMONG NEGROES

205To the Street-Car Companies:

971. FEWER PROFESSIONAL AND BANDED CRIMINALS AMONG NEGROES

206To Restaurants, Theaters, Stores, and Other Places of Public Accommodation:

982. SEX CRIME AMONG NEGROES AS COMPARED WITH WHITES

207To the Press:

993. OFFENSES AGAINST MORALS

208APPENDIX

1004. LYING AND STEALING

209A. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION

1015. TYPES OF NEGRO CRIMES

210B. THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION

1026. MENTAL

211INVESTIGATION

1037. CHANGE IN CHARACTER OF CRIME OR INCREASE IN CRIME DUE TO MIGRATION

212PREPARATION OF REPORT

1048. LIABILITY OF THE NEGRO TO ARREST

213C. EPITOME OF FACTS IN RIOT DEATHS

1059. DISCRIMINATION IN THE COURTS

214I. Deaths due to mob violence, and in which the coroners&#x27; jury recommended members of the unknown mob be apprehended and held to justice, and in which none of the members were so apprehended. The cases listed in this category do not include all those due to mob violence, but only those qualified as stated:

10610. EASE WITH WHICH NEGROES ARE CONVICTED

215II. Deaths due to circumstances creating no criminal responsibility:

10711. LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR NEGRO DEFENDANTS

216III. Deaths due to the Angelus riot as to which no recommendations were made by the coroner&#x27;s jury:

10812. IDENTIFICATION

217IV. Deaths in circumstances which seemed to involve specific persons named by the coroner&#x27;s jury for further investigation, but as to which no indictments followed:

10913. PROBATION ON PAROLE

218V. Deaths for which specific persons were subsequently indicted by the grand jury: