Cairo, Illinois, stands at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, a geographical feature that has shaped its history from a thriving 19th-century port to its current […]
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The Red Summer of 1919: America’s Season of Racial Violence
The year 1919 marked a pivotal moment in American history, remembered as the “Red Summer” for the bloodshed and violence that erupted across the United States. This period […]
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The Charleston Riot of 1919: Prelude to a Summer of Violence
In the sweltering heat of the American summer of 1919, a series of racially charged disturbances erupted across the United States, which would later be remembered as the […]