HISTORY · HISTORICAL MARKER

S. 4th St. and E. Broadway

East St. Louis, Illinois
· Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot
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At this intersection, brutal violence reached its height. Many people died here, and their remains were left for hours.
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East St. Louis, Illinois · United States

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