Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919 Book

This is another book I picked up as part of Yale's open course on African American History from Emancipation to Present: . It was surprisingly readable despite the obviously serious topic and extremely informative. It starts right off with a description of the main events that triggered the the Chicago race riot of 1919 and the main events of the riot itself, but then spends most of its chapters explaining and dissecting the reasons for why the city (and many other cities) were so on edge in 1919. Very well written and despite being about a 100 year old topic and having been written about 50 years ago, it feels extremely relevant to current events.