| PAGE | ||||
| List of Illustrations | ix | |||
| List of Maps | x | |||
| Foreword by Honorable Frank O. Lowden | xiii | |||
| Introduction | xv | |||
| The Problem | xxiii | |||
| Chapter I. The Chicago Riot, July 27-August 2, 1919 | 1-52 | |||
| Background of the Riot | 2 | |||
| The Beginning of the Riot | 4 | |||
| Chronological Story of the Riot | 5 | |||
| Factors Influencing Growth of the Riot | 9 | |||
| Gangs and "Athletic Clubs" | 11 | |||
| Types of Clashes | 17 | |||
| Crowds and Mobs | 22 | |||
| Rumor | 25 | |||
| Police | 33 | |||
| Militia | 40 | |||
| Deputy Sheriffs | 43 | |||
| Restoration of Order | 43 | |||
| Aftermath of the Riot | 46 | |||
| Outstanding Features of the Riot | 48 | |||
| Chapter II. Other Outbreaks in Illinois | 53-78 | |||
| Clashes in Chicago preceding the Riot of 1919 | 53 | |||
| Racial Outbreaks in Waukegan, May 31 and June 2, 1920 | 57 | |||
| The "Abyssinian" Affair, June 20, 1920 | 59 | |||
| The Barrett Murder, September 20, 1920 | 64 | |||
| The Springfield Riot, August 14-15, 1908 | 67 | |||
| East St. Louis Riots, May 28, and July 2, 1917 | 71 | |||
| Chapter III. The Migration of Negroes from the South | 79-105 | |||
| Economic Causes of the Migration | 80 | |||
| Sentimental Causes of the Migration | 84 | |||
| Beginning and Spread of Migration | 86 | |||
| The Arrival in Chicago | 93 | |||
| Adjustments to Chicago Life | 94 | |||
| Migrants in Chicago | 97 | |||
| Efforts to Check Migration | 103 | |||
| Chapter IV. The Negro Population of Chicago | 106-151 | |||
| Distribution and Density | 106 | |||
| Neighborhoods of Negro Residence | 108 | |||
| Adjusted Neighborhoods | 108 | |||
| Non-adjusted Neighborhoods | 113 | |||
| Neighborhoods of Organized Opposition | 115 | |||
| Bombings | 122 | |||
| Trend of the Negro Population | 135 | |||
| Outlying Neighborhoods | 136 | |||
| The Negro Community | 139 | |||
| Commercial and Industrial Enterprises | 140 | |||
| Organizations for Social Intercourse | 141 | |||
| Religious Organizations | 142 | |||
| Social and Civic Agencies | 146 | |||
| Medical Institutions | 150 | |||
| Chapter V. The Negro Housing Problem | 152-230 | |||
| General Living Conditions | 152 | |||
| Why Negroes Move | 154 | |||
| Room Crowding | 156 | |||
| Rents and Lodgers | 162 | |||
| How Negro Families Live | 165 | |||
| A Group of Family Histories | 170 | |||
| Physical Aspects of Negro Housing | 184 | |||
| Neighborhood Improvement Associations | 192 | |||
| Efforts of Social Agencies | 193 | |||
| Negroes and Property Depreciation | 194 | |||
| Financial Aspects of Negro Housing | 215 | |||
| Negroes as Home Owners | 216 | |||
| Financial Resources of Negroes | 227 | |||
| Chapter VI. Racial Contacts | 231-326 | |||
| Legal Status of Negroes in Illinois | 232 | |||
| Discrimination in Public Schools | 234 | |||
| Contacts in Chicago Public Schools | 238 | |||
| Physical Equipment of Schools | 241 | |||
| Retardation in Elementary Schools | 256 | |||
| Contacts in Recreation | 271 | |||
| Contacts in Transportation | 297 | |||
| Contacts in Other Relations | 309 | |||
| "Black and Tan" Resorts | 323 | |||
| Cultural Contacts | 325 | |||
| Contacts in Co-operative Efforts for Race Betterment | 326 | |||
| Chapter VII. Crime and Vicious Environment | 327-356 | |||
| Criminal Statistics | 328 | |||
| The Negro in the Courts | 332 | |||
| Bureau of Identification | 335 | |||
| Probation and Parole | 335 | |||
| Institutional Inquiry | 338 | |||
| Negro Crime and Environment | 341 | |||
| Views of Authorities on Crime among Negroes | 345 | |||
| Chapter VIII. The Negro in Industry | 357-435 | |||
| Employment Opportunities and Conditions | 357 | |||
| Increase in Negro Labor since 1915 | 362 | |||
| Classification of Negro Workers | 364 | |||
| Wages of Negro Workers | 365 | |||
| Women Employees in Industrial Establishments | 367 | |||
| Railroad Workers | 369 | |||
| Domestic Workers | 370 | |||
| Employers' Experience with Negro Labor | 372 | |||
| Negro Women in Industry | 378 | |||
| Industries Excluding the Negro | 391 | |||
| Relations of White and Colored Workers | 393 | |||
| Future of the Negro in Chicago Industries | 400 | |||
| Organized Labor and the Negro Worker | 403 | |||
| Policy of the American Federation of Labor and Other Federations | 405 | |||
| Unions Admitting Negroes to White Locals | 412 | |||
| Unions Admitting Negroes to Separate Co-ordinate Locals | 417 | |||
| Unions Excluding Negroes from Membership | 420 | |||
| The Negro and Strikes | 430 | |||
| Attitude and Opinions of Labor Leaders | 432 | |||
| Chapter IX. Public Opinion in Race Relations | 436-519 | |||
| A. OPINIONS OF WHITES AND NEGROES | ||||
| Beliefs Concerning Negroes | 437 | |||
| Primary Beliefs | 438 | |||
| Secondary Beliefs | 443 | |||
| Background of Prevailing Beliefs Concerning Negroes | 445 | |||
| Types of Sentiments and Attitudes | 451 | |||
| The Emotional Background | 451 | |||
| Abstract Justice | 454 | |||
| Traditional Southern Background | 456 | |||
| Group Sentiments | 456 | |||
| Attitudes Determined by Contacts | 457 | |||
| Self-Analysis by Fifteen White Citizens | 459 | |||
| Public Opinion as Expressed by Negroes | 475 | |||
| Race Problems | 478 | |||
| Abyssinians | 480 | |||
| A Negro and a Mob | 481 | |||
| Defensive Policies | 484 | |||
| Race Consciousness | 487 | |||
| Opinions of Fifteen Negroes on Definite Racial Problems | 493 | |||
| Are Race Relations Improving? | 494 | |||
| Opinions on Solution | 495 | |||
| Social Adjustments | 502 | |||
| Negro Problems | 505 | |||
| Defensive Philosophy | 508 | |||
| Segregation and Racial Solidarity | 509 | |||
| Opinion-making | 514 | |||
| Chapter X. Public Opinion in Race Relations | 520-594 | |||
| B. INSTRUMENTS OF OPINION-MAKING | ||||
| The Press | 520 | |||
| General Survey of Chicago Newspapers | 523 | |||
| Intensive Study of Chicago Newspapers | 531 | |||
| Newspaper Policy Regarding Negro News | 547 | |||
| The Negro Press | 556 | |||
| Classification of Articles | 557 | |||
| Negro Newspaper Policy | 563 | |||
| Rumor | 568 | |||
| Myths | 577 | |||
| Propaganda | 587 | |||
| Conclusions | 594 | |||
| Chapter XI. Summary of the Report and Recommendations of the Commission | 595-651 | |||
| The Chicago Riot | 595 | |||
| The Migration of Negroes from the South | 602 | |||
| The Negro Population of Chicago | 605 | |||
| Racial Contacts | 613 | |||
| Crime and Vicious Environment | 621 | |||
| The Negro in Chicago Industries | 623 | |||
| Public Opinion in Race Relations | 629 | |||
| Opinions of Whites and Negroes | 629 | |||
| Factors in the Making of Public Opinion | 634 | |||
| The Recommendations of the Commission | 640 | |||
| Appendix | 652 | |||
| Biographical Data of Members of the Commission | 652 | |||
| The Staff of the Commission | 653 | |||
| Epitome of Facts in Riot Deaths | 655 | |||
| Table Showing Number of Persons Injured in Chicago Riot by Date and by Race | 667 | |||
| Index | 669 | |||