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1912
Official "Closing" of the Levee District
Socialist Party candidate Eugene V. Debs runs for President
1914
World War I begins
1915
Black Lawyers Association founded
City Population doubles: Total population reaches 2,448,426
Cook County Bar Association founded
First Black Alderman elected
1916
Great Migration of American Blacks to city
1917
United States declares war against Germany and Japan
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John Rowe, Policeman and Shooting Victim
Image of a portrait of John Rowe, a policeman who was shot and killed on August 7, 1914. This image was probably taken in Chicago.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
See related case
Other images from this year
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