Riot A National Disgrace

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Item sets
The 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre
Title
Riot A National Disgrace
Description
East St. Louis Shrouds Country In Shame. Mob Commits Most Atrocious Crimes On Innocent Negroes While Police and Militiamen Look On With Apathy. President Called On To Stop Mob Violence. War Department Asked To Take Hand In Investigation.
Subject
East St. Louis Race Massacre
East St. Louis Race Riot
East St. Louis
Riots
Race Riot
African American History
Temporal Coverage
1910-1919
Date
July 6, 1917
Publisher
The St. Louis Argus
WRSTL project
Group of African American men reporting property losses around time of 1917 Race Riot in East St. Louis. https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N40698The 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre
Source
Newspapers.com
Format
Newspaper (Digital)
Media
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