Governor Lowden noted his opinion that the troubles were related to labor issues rather than race.
I think this riot was due to several key factors one of which was labor issues, however I think it was mostly due to race so I don't agree with this statement.
Ragen's Colts
It was good for this gang to be mentioned due to the fact that they were involved in many of the events and murders that occurred throughout the riot.
rom 1916 to 1919 the African-American population in Chicago increased from 44,000 to 109,000, a 148 percent increase.[5][8]
This is a pretty large increase in the black population for only three years.
workers seeking to get to and from employment were attacked.
Explains why there were a lot of incidents involving street cars.
Meanwhile, the Irish had been established earlier, and fiercely defended their territory and political power against all newcomers.
I had noticed that there were a lot of Irish people involved in gangs and murders when creating my spreadsheet of events. So this information stood out to me and gave more insight on why I was seeing Irish people involved a lot.
two-thirds of the injured being black and one-third white
I find this statistic to be very interesting after doing some research about this riot. It puts the situation into perspective that is easy to comprehend.
provoked by white Americans against black Americans
This race riot was initially provoked by whites against blacks. However it also ended up including blacks against blacks and whites against whites. I believe this should have been stated here as well due to the fact that it makes this riot important and stand out compared to some of the others.
Chicago race riot
After discussing what different labels mean and having to determine which label appropriately fit each riot, I do believe they are correct when labeling this a race riot and not one of the other labels we discussed.