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A hundred years ago, on a hot summer day on a segregated beach in Chicago, a 17-year-old boy named Eugene Williams drifted into what was then known as the white side of the beach. Eugene was black.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — More than a century ago, one of the deadliest episodes of violence in Chicago history left 38 people dead and thousands ...

Foreword / by Honorable Frank O. Lowden -- Introduction -- The problem -- Ch. 1. The Chicago riot, July 27-August 2, 1919 -- Ch. 2. Other outbreaks in Illinois -- Ch. 3. The migration of Negroes from ...

MACOMB, IL - - The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR19) is excited to host its first ever historic walking tour in Chicago's Loop from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Peter ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1960: A Chicago Helicopter Airways ...

Sunset 1919 is an annual artistic ritual presented by the Lookingglass Theatre, commemorating the start of the 1919 Chicago race riots. The event features music, movement, and spoken word, paying ...

An overview of race riots in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles -- The bloody riot of 1919 and its consequences -- The black uprising after King's assassination in 1968 -- The Harlem revolts of 1935 ...