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Events on Monday 2 July 1917 1
1917East St. Louis race riotsMob violence kills dozens of Black residentsWhite mobs attacked Black residents and neighborhoods in East St. Louis, Illinois, amid tensions over labor competition and wartime migration, killing dozens and burning much of the Black community. It was among the deadliest race riots in American history and spurred national outrage.