Bloody island
Description
In the early part of the century, thousands of African Americans migrated from the rural South in search of a better life in the northern industrial cities. This black migration was an important event in U.S. history. It fueled the factories of the North, but hurt an already weakened southern economy. In East St. Louis, Ill., trouble was brewing as black workers were being hired to replace striking white workers. It all came to a head on the night of July 1, 1917.
Runtime
42 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
c1998
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
Fishing on the Au Sable River
Yellow pages commercial
American experience. The murder of Emmett Till. 1 of 2
Paul Martin
Africans in America. Revolution. Part 2
Graduate - R.O.T.C
John Doe. Citizen politician
Meet me in the Bottom
Black journal. 1969, Part 2
God's Alcatraz
The Pueblo heritage
Turning of the tide
Crater at Petersburg
Sen. J. Allen Frear, Jr. (D-DE)
American experience. Jubilee Singers. 4 of 5