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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
1918
Spanish Flu Epidemic: 8,500 deaths in Chicago
World War I Armistice
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Suicide Victim, Charles H. Johnston's (Secretary of United Brick and Clay Worker's Union) Home
Exterior view of home of Charles H. Johnston, secretary of the United Brick and Clay Workers' Union. Police believed Johnston committed suicide. 2230 Kenilworth Avenue in Chicago.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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