Why The 1919 Chicago Race Riot Matters Today
“We strongly believe that the Chicago race riot serves as the origin story for the two Chicagos: one of people of color, one white,” said Franklin Cosey-Gay.
By Stephanie Kim

Why The 1919 Chicago Race Riot Matters Today
“We strongly believe that the Chicago race riot serves as the origin story for the two Chicagos: one of people of color, one white,” said Franklin Cosey-Gay.
By Stephanie KimIn the summer of 1919, a Black teenager was stoned for drifting into an area of Lake Michigan tacitly reserved for whites only. He then drowned, leading to one of the worst incidents of racial violence in Chicago.
Reset brings on the co-director of a project that holds an annual bike tour to mark the anniversary of the riot and to educate the public about how the events that summer shaped the city’s history.
GUEST: Franklin Cosey-Gay, co-director of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR19) and executive director of the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention