“This well-documented text outlines the events leading to the race riot in Chicago in the summer of 1919…This solid entry covers a topic not often mentioned in YA literature, and will support researchers looking for balanced coverage for history, civil rights, and economics reports.”
— Booklist

“Photos, editorial cartoons, and advertisements further immerse readers in a vivid chronicle with no shortage of contemporary relevance.”–Publishers Weekly

“A worthy and gripping account of early 20th-century African American, immigrant, and labor history framed by the haunting murder of a young black man.”–School Library Journal

“This readable, compelling history explores the longstanding and deeply rooted causes of the 1919 Chicago Race Riot, which left thirty-eight people dead and 537 wounded (two-thirds of the casualties were black; one-third, white).”–Horn Book

“Young readers will find this an excellent example of narrative nonfiction.”–VOYA

“A sweeping drama.”–BCCB