Claude McKay’s poem 'If We Must Die' was significant during the Red Summer of 1919 because it:
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Correct answer: Urged African Americans to fight back against racial violence and lynching
McKay’s defiant and militant tone captured the 'New Negro' spirit. The poem became an anthem of resistance for Black Americans who were tired of the systemic violence and race riots occurring across the country.
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