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In Chicago magazine: The 1919 race riot

  • Post author By Robert Loerzel
  • Post date July 26, 2019
  • Categories In History, Uncategorized

Blood in the Streets

A hundred years ago, Chicago experienced the worst spasm of racial violence in the city’s history. Here’s how the riot unfolded, in the words of those who lived it. Read my article in the August 2019 issue of Chicago magazine.

(Illustration by Michelle Thompson)

  • Tags 1919, chicago magazine, history, race riot
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