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All Hell Broke Loose
American Race Riots from the Progressive Era through World War II
All Hell Broke Loose
American Race Riots from the Progressive Era through World War II
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The United States has a troubling history of violence regarding race. This book explores the emotionally charged conditions and factors that incited the eruption of race riots in America between the Progressive Era and World War II.
While racially motivated riot violence certainly existed in the United States both before and after the Progressive Era through World War II, a thorough account of race riots during this particular time span has never been published. All Hell Broke Loose fills a long-neglected gap in the literature by addressing a dark and embarrassing time in our country's history—one that warrants continued study in light of how race relations continue to play an enormous role in the social fabric of our nation.
Author Ann V. Collins identifies and evaluates the existing conditions and contributing factors that sparked the race riots during the period spanning the Progressive Era to World War II throughout America. Through the lens of specific riots, Collins provides an overarching analysis of how cultural factors and economic change intersected with political influences to shape human actions—on both individual and group levels.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Race Riots: Structural Factors, Cultural Framing, and Precipitating Events
Chapter 2 Racial Pogroms
Chapter 3 "If We Have to Choke the Current of the Cape Fear with Carcasses": Case Studies of Six Racial Pogroms
Chapter 4 The Red Summer of 1919
Chapter 5 "Look Out: You're Next for Hell": Case Studies of Six Race Riots
Chapter 6 Transitions: The Changing Nature of Race Riots
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 01 May 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 216 |
| ISBN | 9798216044550 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Illustrations | 5 bw illus |
| Series | Praeger Series on American Political Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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