A. OPINIONS OF WHITES AND NEGROES
CHAPTER X PUBLIC OPINION IN RACE RELATIONS— Continued B. INSTRUMENTS OF OPINION MAKING
CHAPTER XI SUMMARY OF THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION
II. The Migration of Negroes from the South
III. The Negro Population of Chicago
V. The Negro in Chicago Industries
VI. Public Opinion in Race Relations
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION
A. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
B. THE STAFF OF THE COMMISSION
C. EPITOME OF FACTS IN RIOT DEATHS
LIST OF MAPS
| FACING PAGE | |
| The Chicago Riot | 8 |
| Distribution of Negro Population, 1910 | 106 |
| Distribution of Negro Population, 1920 | 110 |
| Proportion of Negroes to Total Population, 1910 | 116 |
| Proportion of Negroes to Total Population, 1920 | 120 |
| Homes Bombed | 124 |
| Negro Churches | 144 |
| Social Agencies | 148 |
| Homes of White and Negro Employees | 154 |
| Types of Negro Housing | 184 |
| A Changing Neighborhood | 212 |
| Recreation Facilities | 272 |
| Transportation Contacts, Morning 7:00 to 9:00 | 300 |
| Transportation Contacts, Evening 4:00 to 6:00 | 300 |
| Houses of Prostitution, 1916 | 342 |
| Houses of Prostitution, 1918 | 342 |
| Resorts | 346 |
| Industrial Plants | 360 |
FOREWORD
There is no domestic problem in America which has given thoughtful men more concern than the problem of the relations between the white and the Negro races. In earlier days the colonization of the Negro, as in Liberia, was put forward as a solution. That idea was abandoned long ago. It is now recognized generally that the two races are here in America to stay.
It is also certain that the problem will not be solved by methods of violence. Every race riot, every instance in which men of either race defy legal authority and take the law into their own hands, but postpones the day when the two races shall live together amicably. The law must be maintained and enforced vigorously and completely before any real progress can be made towards better race relations.
Means must be found, therefore, whereby the two races can live together on terms of amity. This will be possible only if the two races are brought to understand each other better. It is believed that such understanding will result in each having a higher degree of respect for the other, and that such respect will form the basis for greatly improved relations between the races.
The Commission on Race Relations, composed of distinguished representatives of both races, has made
