09/09/2019

ABC7: 100 years later, shadow of Red Summer of 1919 race riots still hangs over Chicago

Chicago Race Riot - 1919 (not copywritten)

ABC7 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the infamous, horrific Chicago race riots of 1919. Reporter Evelyn Holmes interviews Franklin Cosey-Gay, executive director of SSA's Center for Youth Violence Prevention, centenarian Timuel Black of the Civic Knowledge Project, and survivor Juanita Mitchell.

To read ABC7's story and watch the interviews, tap the link below.

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