War labor demand accelerates the Great MigrationJan 1, 1916Labels: Great Migration, Northern factoriesBritannicaNPS
NAACP releases major lynching statistics reportApr 1, 1919Labels: NAACP, lynching reportSmithsonianLOC Exhibit
National Conference on Lynching convenes in New YorkMay 5, 1919Labels: NAACP, National ConferenceLOC ExhibitWiki
Washington, D.C. riot erupts amid rumors and press sensationalismJul 19, 1919Labels: Washington D, race riotLOC ExhibitWiki
Chicago race riot exposes housing and labor flashpointsJul 27, 1919Labels: Chicago, race riotBritannicaNPS
Chicago’s official interracial commission investigates causesAug 15, 1919Labels: Chicago Commission, investigationWikiBritannica
Omaha riot culminates in courthouse attack and lynchingSep 28, 1919Labels: Omaha, lynchingNebraska HistWiki
Elaine, Arkansas massacre follows Black farm union organizingSep 30, 1919Labels: Elaine Arkansas, massacreEncyclopedia AREJI Calendar
Term “Red Summer” spreads through NAACP framingOct 1, 1919Labels: James Weldon, Red SummerLOC ExhibitPBS
Chicago Real Estate Board enforces segregation through member sanctionsMay 4, 1921Labels: Chicago Real, restrictive covenantsEJI CalendarBritannica
Chicago commission publishes The Negro in Chicago reportSep 1, 1922Labels: The Negro, Chicago CommissionGutenbergWiki
Supreme Court intervenes in Elaine defendants’ mob-dominated trialsFeb 19, 1923Labels: Moore v, U SWikiSmithsonian
Period closes with entrenched segregation and continued migration pressuresJan 1, 1925Labels: Great Migration, segregationLOC ExhibitPBS