Ann V. Collins, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at McKendree University, Lebanon, IL. Collins has written numerous encyclopedia articles on American race riots.

The short book serves as a scholarly addition to the literature, but its more important contribution is as a reference-works source. In this capacity, the exhaustive bibliography provides an excellent compendium of the scholarship on the topic. . . . This is a very useful reference source for libraries at all levels and is recommended in that capacity.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 Race Riots: Structural Factors, Cultural Framing, and Precipitating EventsChapter 2 Racial PogromsChapter 3 "If We Have to Choke the Current of the Cape Fear with Carcasses": Case Studies of Six Racial PogromsChapter 4 The Red Summer of 1919Chapter 5 "Look Out: You're Next for Hell": Case Studies of Six Race RiotsChapter 6 Transitions: The Changing Nature of Race RiotsEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

Ann V. Collins, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at McKendree University, Lebanon, IL. Collins has written numerous encyclopedia articles on American race riots.

The short book serves as a scholarly addition to the literature, but its more important contribution is as a reference-works source. In this capacity, the exhaustive bibliography provides an excellent compendium of the scholarship on the topic. . . . This is a very useful reference source for libraries at all levels and is recommended in that capacity.

• Series ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1 Race Riots: Structural Factors, Cultural Framing, and Precipitating EventsChapter 2 Racial PogromsChapter 3 "If We Have to Choke the Current of the Cape Fear with Carcasses": Case Studies of Six Racial PogromsChapter 4 The Red Summer of 1919Chapter 5 "Look Out: You're Next for Hell": Case Studies of Six Race RiotsChapter 6 Transitions: The Changing Nature of Race RiotsEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex