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Sale 2631 - Lot 147

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(CIVIL RIGHTS.) East St. Louis Riots: Report to the Special Committee Authorized by Congress. 24 pages. 8vo, staple-bound; vertical fold, minor wear. 65th Congress, 2d Session, House Doc. 1231. [Washington], 15 July 1918
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The East St. Louis Riots of 1917 were sparked by union assaults against Black strikebreakers at an aluminum plant, which swiftly escalated into generalized mob attacks on the city's entire Black community. Many dozens died, and whole city blocks were burned. The magnitude of the violence sparked national outrage, a high threshold during this dismal period in American race relations. This detailed Congressional investigation includes many disturbing details, although it was triggered only because the riots interrupted train service and interstate commerce. 5 in OCLC, and none traced at auction.