Historical marker commemorates 1917 East St. Louis race massacre

East St. Louis and Illinois state historical societies unveiled the marker on Sunday’s anniversary of the July 2, 1917 attack on Black men, women and children by a white mob.

There’s now a historical marker to commemorate the 1917 East St. Louis race massacre in Illinois.

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