Beginning on July 2, 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis, Illinois, attacked Black residents in a violent race riot. The violence resulted in the deaths of an estimated 39 to 150 African Americans and left thousands homeless. The massacre was one of the deadliest race riots in U.S. history and highlighted the severe racial tensions of the era. Wikipedia
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