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A Few Red Drops Hardcover - 2018

by Claire Hartfield

A gripping, measured account of a day at Lake Michigan's beach in the summer 1919 that precipitated a full-blown race riot in Chicago, tracing the events and forces that made the explosion inevitable. Photos.


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This mesmerizing narrative nonfiction draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of an explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

Coretta Scott King Award winner * Carter G. Woodson Book Award from the National Council for the Social Studies

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one.

Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations.

A Few Red Drops is "readable, compelling history," The Horn Book wrote, adding that the book uses "meticulously chosen archival photos, documents, newspaper clippings, and quotes from multiple primary sources."

Includes archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, and an index.

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  • Title A Few Red Drops
  • Author Claire Hartfield
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Date 2018-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780544785137 / 0544785134
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 8.3 x 0.9 in (25.65 x 21.08 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Reading level 1120
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans - Illinois - Chicago -, Chicago (Ill.) - History - 1875-
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016026969
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.896

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/01/2017, Page 34
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 01/01/2018, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 01/01/2018, Page 102
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2018, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2017, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2017, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2017, Page 0
  • Voice of Youth Advocates, 12/01/2017, Page 77

About the author

Claire Hartfield is an attorney who specialized in school desegregation litigation. Recently she has been involved in setting policy and programs in a predominantly African American charter school in Chicago, where she lives. Her grandmother's experiences during the 1919 riot inspired this book. www.clairehartfield.com
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