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World War uno, racial unrest. Many African Americas moved north during the war to get jobs. as people got laid off and returning soldiers found it hard to get affordable housing and jobs. and then they blamed african americans for taking jobs. and that caused problems and homies got violent. 25 riots broke out in the summer of 1919. james weldon johnson called that the red summer because of all the blood. in washington dc, a 4 day riot broke out between whites and blacks. but the worst riot was in a chicago when some african americans went to an all white beach. then they all started throwing rocks and shit. nd one black kid was swimmin and some white people threw rocks at him so he wouldn't come onshore and he died. then a huge riot started in the city. white people attacked black neighborhoods and vice versa. it lasted for almost 2 weeks and they had to send in the national guard. 38 poeple had been killed by then 15 white, 23 black. 500 injured. these riots happened because the blacks felt they helped during wartime and it was unappreciated. but it was the first time blacks fought back. The NAACP got hella members after that and launched a new campaign to make lynching illegal.