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N. 18th St. and Parsons Ave.

Washington Park, Illinois
· Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot
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Several homes were burned here, but fatalities were few. Many African Americans were alerted to the trouble by this time and fled the neighborhood.
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Washington Park, Illinois · United States

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