A compelling look at the Chicago race riot of 1919, a crisis in the history of race relations that is echoed in today's headlines.
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This is an interesting topic. I appreciated the depth the author went into about the Great Migration of African Americans to Chicago and the Irish famine, but also it's perhaps ultimately MORE about that than it is the titular riots? It's also a bit dry & academic in tone–would be good for teen research purposes, but harder to sell as a historical read than some other YA history books that read more like novels. Also: why do publishers keep making YA history books in these large sizes?? Teens/adults don't want that! The pictures included aren't that big! Just make a book-size book!
