Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
1919
Al Capone moves to Chicago
Chicago Race Riot
Illinois ratifies 18th Amendment and passes State prohibition statutes
1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922  

Timeline of the City's History : 1919


Chicago Race Riot, Walgreen Drugs

Chicago Race Riot, Walgreen Drugs
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Chicago race riot, African American men standing in front of Walgreen Drugs, 35th and State

Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.

Created/Published
ca. 1919 July-Aug

Summary
Image of a crowd of African American men standing on the sidewalks in front of a Walgreen Drugs at the corner of 35th and South State Street in the Douglas community area of Chicago, Illinois, during a race riot. Police officers are standing at the forefront of the crowd.

Notes
This photonegative taken by a Chicago Daily News photographer may have been published in the newspaper.

Cite as: DN-0071297, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society.
Reproduction Number: DN-0071297
Digital ID: ichicdn n071297

        

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