Chicago Race Riot. 1919. Want to know why??? The summer's riots were fueled by simmering tensions and sparked by the stoning and drowning of a Black teenager named Eugene Williams. Williams had been on a raft with friends when they floated across the line dividing the White and Black beaches. #raceriots #chicagoraceriots #BlackHistory #BlackLivesMatter #CivilRights #ChicagoHistory #Racism