Both texts discuss the 1919 Chicago riots, noting a negro boy's drowning and citywide violence.
Document B provides more details, emphasizing Negro involvement and historical context.
What was the Chicago riots about?
The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. served as one of the primary causes of the 1968 Chicago riots in the United States.
Following the looting and rioting, large crowds of people poured into the streets of major cities. Riots soon broke out, mostly in urban black areas.
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With respect to the text on What Caused the Chicago Riots of 1919,
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Talked about the negro boy who drowned because of the whites throwing rock at him.
Talked about it running into the city and caused deaths of whites and blacks.
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More detail in document B.
Involved more of Negros doing things to initiate conflict between the whites in the textbook.
The history book provides more information.
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