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2. Chicago race riot of 1919 - Wikipedia

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   e. The Chicago race riot of 1919 was a violent racial conflict between white Americans and black Americans that began on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, on July 27 and ended on August 3, 1919. [1][2] During the riot, 38 people died (23 black and 15 white). [3] Over the week, injuries attributed to the episodic confrontations stood at 537 ...

3. Red Summer - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Red Summer was a period in mid-1919 during which white supremacist terrorism and racial riots occurred in more than three dozen cities across the United States, and in one rural county in Arkansas. The term "Red Summer" was coined by civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson, who had been employed as a field secretary by the ...

4. History of African Americans in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The history of African Americans in Chicago or Black Chicagoans dates back to Jean Baptiste Point du Sable 's trading activities in the 1780s. Du Sable, the city's founder, was Haitian of African and French descent. [4] Fugitive slaves and freedmen established the city's first black community in the 1840s. By the late 19th century, the first ...

5. Tacoma’s Matt Gotel from Lakes High re-signs with ... - AOL

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   Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Matt Gotel (77) , a Tacoma native from Lakes High School, runs drills during the first day of training camp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton on ...

6. Barack and Michelle Obama donate $2 million to summer jobs ...

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   The former president broke the big news during a community event at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on Wednesday. Barack and Michelle Obama donate $2 million to summer jobs programs in ...

7. John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County - Wikipedia

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   Stroger employs 300 attending physicians and over 400 fellows and residents. It has 1.2 million square feet (110,000 m 2) of floor space, and 464 beds.It is located at 1901 W. Harrison Street, and is a part of the 305 acre (1.2 km 2) Illinois Medical District on Chicago's West Side, which is one of the largest concentrations of medical facilities in the world.