The Race Riots of 1919 The Red Summer and the Birth of the Civil Rights Movement

America has a LONG history of racial violence. In the light of recent events I examine the outburst of race riots in 1919 that has been called the Red Summer which led to the birth of the Civil Rights Movement.If you are able to and want to you can donate to one of these organizationsBlack Lives Mattershttps://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019NAACP Legal Defense and Education fundhttps://www.naacpldf.org/ National Police Accountability Projecthttps://www.nlg-npap.org/ Colin Kaepernick;s Know Your Rights Camp Legal Initiativehttps://www.knowyourrightscamp.com/legal National Bail Fund Network https://bailfunds.github.io/ George Floyd Memorial fundhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloydAd free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information:https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistoryPlease Rate and Review the podcastTo contact me:Email: [email protected] @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistorBluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.socialIf you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory