Charleston Race Riots (may 10, 1919 – apr 3, 2017)
Description:
The race riot of Charleston, South Carolina in 1919 was a part of a series of race riots that year, known as the “Red Summer.” The migration of blacks out of the south, the end of World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the illness and near incapacity of President Woodrow Wilson, and the 1918 influenza epidemic that killed more than 600,000 in the United States led to widespread social instability.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 10, 1919
apr 3, 2017
~ 97 years
