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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
1919
Al Capone moves to Chicago
Chicago Race Riot
Illinois ratifies 18th Amendment and passes State prohibition statutes
1920
U.S. Prohibition begins January 16
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William Lewis with Patrick Knox
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Image of William (Wild Billy) Lewis, a gambler, being accompanied by Patrick Knox, a policeman, in a hallway in Chicago, Illinois. Lewis was an African American man.
Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society.
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