Question

Which option most accurately summarizes the root of the Red Summer riots?

Answer 1

Answer:

The response that best summarizes the root of the Red Summer riots is Option D: Northern white Americans, alarmed by growing black populations, harassed African Americans, who sometimes resorted to violence when they discovered they could not rely on law enforcement.

Explanation:

The Red Summer refers to a series of uprisings in 1919 that took place across the United States, by anti-black white supremacists. They terrorized local populations of black people in more than 30 cities and 1 rural county in Arkansas near a town called Elaine, which incidentally had the most casualties with an estimated 100 to 240 African Americans killed, and 5 white people.  Other areas where African Americans fought back were Chicago and Washington, DC. The racial riots against blacks resulted from a variety of postwar social tensions, including an economic downturn and pressures for low income housing between Southern European immigrants and African American communities.