Encyclopedia entry that discusses the race riots in East St. Louis in 1917 that began when African American workers replaced white workers that had gone on strike in February and escalated to the violence that erupted in July.

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race riots, black past: remembered and reclaimed: east st. louis race riot: july 2, 1917, east st. louis massacre, encyclopedia of african american history, naacp

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional