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Today in History: White mobs attacked Black residents in East St. Louis riots

Chicago Tribune 02 Jul 2025
There are 182 days left in the year ... On July 2, 1917, rioting erupted in East St. Louis, Illinois, as white mobs attacked Black residents; at least 50 and as many as 200 people, most of them Black, are believed to have died in the violence. Column ... U.S ... .
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