Today in History: White mobs attacked Black residents in East St. Louis riots
- Posted on July 2, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: White mobs attacked Black residents in East St. Louis riots
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 vio…
