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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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Clothing Workers Strike on S. Green Street
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Image of clothing workers, on strike, gathered in front of the Art Metal Products Company, located at 508 South Green Street in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. A group of the strikers are on a horse drawn cart, standing with their hats raised in the air.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
Other images from this year
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