Red Summer
Definition
The summer and early autumn of 1919 is known as the "Red Summer" because of race riots that occurred in more than three dozen cities across America, leading to hundreds of deaths and even more injuries.
Analogy
Imagine if your school's rival teams started fighting not just on sports fields but everywhere, causing chaos throughout the school. That's how violent and widespread these racial conflicts were during Red Summer.
Related terms
Great Migration: The movement of 6 million African Americans out of rural Southern United States to urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970.
Jim Crow Laws: State laws enforcing racial segregation in Southern United States enacted after Reconstruction period until 1965 Civil Rights Movement.
NAACP (National Association for Advancement of Colored People): An organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality.
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