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N. 4th St. and Division Ave.

East St. Louis, Illinois
· Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot
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Narsis Gurlie lived near this spot. She stayed in her burning home until it collapsed. Severely burned, she and others fled. She was allowed to escape, but she lost everything.
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