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On August 14, 1908, in this area of East Washington Street, a mob vandalized fifteen Black and several Jewish businesses. The first Jewish store attacked by the rioters was Fishman's Pawn Shop at 719 E. Washington Street, where they obtained weapons.
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Springfield, Illinois · United States
