100 Slain and 500 Hurt in East St. Louis Race Riot

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Item sets
The 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre
Title
100 Slain and 500 Hurt in East St. Louis Race Riot
Description
For some time there has been a race riot brewing in East St. Louis and Monday night it came to a head when a mob of blood-mad men and women wreaked vengeance on the negro popula-tion of that city. Six East St. Louis blocks, mostly negro-shacks were set on fire and burned. Negroes were beaten burned, shot and drowned by the enraged mob. Approximately 100 are dead including those burned in their homes, shot and drowned. It is the worst outbreak of a race riot in the Nation's history. It must have been a horrible scene, and let' hope that there will not be another one like it in this country.
Subject
East St. Louis Race Massacre
East St. Louis Race Riot
East St. Louis
Race Riot
Riots
African American History
Temporal Coverage
1910-1919
Date
July 4, 1917
Publisher
The Perry County Sun
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
100 Slain and 500 Hurt In East St. Louis Race Riot. https://www.newspapers.com/image/687706953/100 Slain and 500 Hurt in East St. Louis Race Riot