Ruby Livingston
Age 21 Chicago, 1919 |
The following story is based on a decision made by a real
person. At the end of the story, you will find questions and activities. For more information, click on the pictures with captions. |
10 Who was Ruby Livingston? |
In 1919 on Chicago's South Side, there were about a hundred thousand Black Americans--twice as many as ten years before. Most of these new Illinois families had come from the deep South. Twenty-one-year-old Ruby Livingston was one of those who came searching for a better life. What she found was not what she expected. |
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