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A Few Red Drops
Contributor(s): Hartfield, Claire (Author)
ISBN: 0544785134     ISBN-13: 9780544785137
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $17.09  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Violence
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
Dewey: 305.896
LCCN: 2016026969
Lexile Measure: 1120
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.3" W x 10.1" (2.00 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Black History
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 500342
Reading Level: 7.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:
On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index.

Contributor Bio(s): Hartfield, Claire: - Claire Hartfield received her B.A from Yale University and her law degree from the University of Chicago. As a lawyer, she has specialized in school desegregation litigation. More recently, she has been involved in setting policy and creating programs in a charter school setting on Chicago's African-American West Side. She heard stories of the 1919 race riot from her grandmother, who lived in the Black Belt in Chicago at the time, and was moved to share this history with younger generations. Ms. Hartfield lives in Chicago.