1. Race Riots
The Background...

2. Summer of 1919
Violence erupted between African Americans and whites throughout the U.S. (25 cities)
Chicago Riot = 38 dead and over 500 wounded
Revival of the Ku Klux Klan
Fight back against all that were “anti American”
Diminished by 1927

3. Omaha Race Riot of 1919

4. Beginning of Omaha Race Riot
Political Machine in Omaha
Yellow Journalism
African American Migration to the City
Labor Issues in the City
Underlying Causes

5. The Story
Agnes Loebeck
Will Brown

6. Images of Destruction

7. Images of Destruction

8. Image Overview Picture on the Next Page
When the picture is shown write down the first word that comes to your mind…

9. What do you see?