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First-Hand account of the East St. Louis Race Riots in 1917

First-Hand account of the East St. Louis Race Riots in 1917

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PostFeb 12, 2008#1

http://www.exodusnews.com/HISTORY/History010.htm



Wow.



Here's a speech a few days later, but I haven't had a chance to read all of it yet.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/fil ... riots.html
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PostFeb 15, 2008#2

That is incredibly difficult to read through. I have a detailed book on East St. Louis, and it includes newspaper headlines, and some stories from the riots. It was certainly a disgusting chapter in area history.
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PostFeb 15, 2008#3

This is a terrible, terrible tragedy. I couldn't imagine hearing of all of these senseless acts.



I'm not big on the guys writing style, overusing a certain coupling of words several times, sometimes in the same sentence.
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PostMay 02, 2008#4

A great youtube documentary short from Channel 9.

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