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S. 5th St. and Railroad Ave.

East St. Louis, Illinois
· Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot
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The most severe property damage occurred here, where rioters destroyed houses and rail cars on the adjacent tracks, leaving very little standing in the area.
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