Hundreds Of Black Americans Were Killed During 'red Summer.' A Century Later, Still Ignored

Associated Press, The Clarion-Ledger
Tue, 07/23/2019 - 4:36am

America in the summer of 1919 ran red with blood from racial violence, yet today, 100 years later, not many people know 'Red Summer' even happened.

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