The city of East St. Louis, Illinois was the scene of one of the bloodiest race riots in the 20th century. Racial tensions began to increase in February, 1917 when 470 #African American workers were hired to replace white workers who had gone on strike against the Aluminum Ore Company. The violence started on May […]
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