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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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Kids on Cleveland Avenue in Chicago
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Image of a boy holding a girl on his back, with two smaller children nearby. This image was taken on Cleveland Avenue (formerly Milton Avenue) in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. This street was one of four, including West Chicago, North Cambridge Avenue, and West Oak Street that were the boundaries of one of Chicago's most overpopulated areas.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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