Journal #3

The Red Summer Riots 1919

Primary Source#1

This poem was written by Claude McKay during the period of the Red Summer Riots. It calls out

the oppressed people to take a stand even if they die in the process of struggle. The poem is tied

to the central theme of racially marginalized people and served as a primary source for my

journal.

Citation

McKay, Claude. “If We Must Die by Claude McKay.” Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation,

1919, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44694/if-we-must-die.

Primary Source#2

This image depicts white Americans attacking the African American who is saving himself

under a shelter. The image belongs to the riots in Chicago in 1919. It is relevant to my journal

because this is the image portraying the race riots of 1919.

Citation

"White Mob Pursues African American Person during Chicago Race Riot of 1919." The

American Mosaic: The African American Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2022,

http://africanamerican2-abc-clio

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Citation