The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot
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THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
THE BAKER & TAYLOR COMPANY NEW YORK
THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON
THE MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA TOKYO, OSAKA, KYOTO, FUKUOKA, SENDAI
THE MISSION BOOK COMPANY SHANGHAI
CHICAGO RACE RIOT—BEGINNING OF THE RIOT WHITES AND NEGROES LEAVING TWENTY-NINTH STREET BEACH AFTER THE DROWNING OF EUGENE WILLIAMS
Chicago Commission on Race Relations
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THE NEGRO IN CHICAGO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LIST OF MAPS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
THE PROBLEM
I. Minor Clashes in and near Chicago
I. INTRODUCTION
II. CAUSES OF THE MIGRATION
I. ECONOMIC CAUSES OF THE MIGRATION
II. SENTIMENTAL CAUSES OF THE MIGRATION
III. BEGINNING AND SPREAD OF MIGRATION
IV. THE ARRIVAL IN CHICAGO
V. ADJUSTMENTS TO CHICAGO LIFE
VI. MIGRANTS IN CHICAGO
VII. EFFORTS TO CHECK MIGRATION
A. DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY
B. NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEGRO RESIDENCE
C. THE NEGRO COMMUNITY
A. A STUDY OF NEGRO FAMILIES
B. PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF NEGRO HOUSING
C. NEGROES AND PROPERTY DEPRECIATION
D. FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF NEGRO HOUSING
INTRODUCTION
A. LEGAL STATUS OF NEGROES IN ILLINOIS
B. CONTACTS IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
C. CONTACTS IN RECREATION
D. CONTACTS IN TRANSPORTATION
I. INTRODUCTION
E. CONTACTS IN OTHER RELATIONS
I. GENERAL CRIME SITUATION
II. PREVALENT IMPRESSIONS REGARDING NEGRO CRIME
III. CRIMINAL STATISTICS
IV. THE NEGRO IN THE COURTS
V. NEGRO CRIME AND ENVIRONMENT
VI. VIEWS OF AUTHORITIES ON CRIME AMONG NEGROES
A. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CONDITIONS
I. INTRODUCTION
B. ORGANIZED LABOR AND THE NEGRO WORKER
I. INTRODUCTION
A. OPINIONS OF WHITES AND NEGROES
I. THE PRESS
II. RUMOR
III. MYTHS
IV. PROPAGANDA
V. CONCLUSIONS
II. The Migration of Negroes from the South
III. The Negro Population of Chicago
IV. Racial Contacts
V. The Negro in Chicago Industries
VI. Public Opinion in Race Relations
A. OPINIONS OF WHITES AND NEGROES
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION
APPENDIX
A. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
B. THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION
INDEX
FOOTNOTES
