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N. 9th St. & St. Clair Ave.

East St. Louis, Illinois
· Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot
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On May 28, 1917, whites set fires and accosted African Americans around St. Clair Avenue. Authorities dispersed the rioters, but the troubles were not over.
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