Anatomy of Four Race Riots: Racial Conflict in Knoxville, Elaine (Arkansas), Tulsa, and Chicago, 1919-1921 - Paperback

by Roy Wilkins (Foreword by), Lee E. Williams (Author)

Anatomy of Four Race Riots is a study of the terrible racial violence that erupted in four different communities of America during the post World War I years, racial violence that left hundreds dead or injured and a massive amount of destruction in its wake.

Although the igniting incident or event varied somewhat, there was a similarity in the racial climate that existed in each town. The emerging blacks, boosted economically and idealistically by the war effort, were viewed as a threat by some of the whites. The bloody confrontations described here were grave evidence of the intensity of the fear and hatred that existed between a portion of the races.

Author Biography

Lee E. Williams (deceased) was Dean for Administration at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Lee E. Williams II is professor of history at the University of Alabama, Huntsville.