Red Summer

proper noun

The period from late winter through early autumn of 1919 during which racial riots took place in more than three dozen cities across the United States, as well as in one rural county in Arkansas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalThe period from late winter through early autumn of 1919 during which racial riots took place in more than three dozen cities across the United States, as well as in one rural county in Arkansas.

Origin

Coined by American civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson in 1919.

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APA

Red Summer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Summer

MLA

“Red Summer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Summer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Summer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Summer.

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