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Arson in the Beatrice Daily Express, 1900&1920

SEVEN NEGROES AND TWELVE WHITES KILLED IN CHICAGO RIOTS; MANY ARE INJURED

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Title
SEVEN NEGROES AND TWELVE WHITES KILLED IN CHICAGO RIOTS; MANY ARE INJURED
Date
7/29/19
page
1
Identifier
https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84020128
Crime
Arson
Subject
Arson; Mob; Riots
Race of alleged offender
White and Black alleged offenders
Race of alleged victim
White and Black alleged victims
Stage of the Legal System
Extralegal
Location
Out of state, Chicao IL
Length of story
98
Description
(Abridged) SEVEN NEGROES AND TWELVE
WHITES KILLED IN CHICAGO RIOTS; MANY ARE INJURED Arson, murder and riot grew out of trouble at a bathing beach Sun
day where whites attempted to enforce the ìJim C.row" ride. Quiet
Monday, the colored belt began to seethe at noon. At 7:30 occurred the first riot. Negroes jeered at police detectives as ìpoor white trash.From the negroes came shots. Officers drew their revolvers. A mob of 200 whites and negroes were formed. When the police began firing the mob broke away leaving forty or more seriously injured.
Thirty-two were taken to the hospitals.