Here are just a few examples how you can use the map as a starting point to further your own research about race riots and their aftermath in America. Ask yourself, what has our society learned from these outbursts of violence, and what have we yet to learn?

1. To this day there are still disputed facts about the race riots in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898. Go to the following web site to learn more about the events that unfolded in that city. Then write a short essay summarizing the riot and outlining some of the points not clearly understood to date.
   http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/bio/afro/riot.htm



2. The race riot in Springfield, Illinois in 1908 has been the topic of many lectures and discussions about the history of race relations in the United States. Use the following web link and the others on that page the outline the events in this riot. Then make a time-line of the significant events in the riot on a piece of poster board.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/2986/



3. The city of Chicago will always be known for the race riot that took place there in 1919. Investigate the story of young Eugene Williams and his role in this riot by going to the following web link. Then write a diary entry as if you were a friend of his with him at the 29th Street beach on the afternoon of July 27, 1919. What would you be seeing, thinking, and feeling?
   http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/riots_race.html



4. Twenty-five African Americans and nine whites were killed in the race riot in Detroit in 1943. Go to the following web link to see actual photos of the riot. Using the information from the site, write a short essay summarizing the riot. Print out the photos to make a visual aid to go with the report. Arrange the photos and your own captions on a piece of poster board.
   http://detnews.com/history/riot/riot.htm



5. You have learned about many race riots during the Jim Crow Era. Now explore how recent riots relate to those of the past. Choose either the Cincinnati Riot from April 2001 or the Los Angeles Riot from April 1992. The web sites below will give you more information about them. Then write an essay comparing and contrasting a riot from the Jim Crow era and one that is more recent. Cincinnati Riot Web site:
   http://www.adversity.net/Cincinnati_Race_Riots/CinRaceRiots_MainFrame.htm



6. Los Angeles Riot Web site:
   http://www.citivu.com/ktla/sc-ch1.html

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