Black American residents of a small industrial city in Illinois endured 3 days of violence and horror in 1917 — and it has scarcely shown up in the pages of our history books.
of 39 black and nine white Americans dead, though historians estimate that more than 100 black people were actually killed.by armed black residents in East St. Louis, Illinois, the sister-city to St. Louis, Missouri, which falls just over the state line. The officers were driving in a Ford Model T, which many black residents mistakenly believed carried “white drive-by shooters” who had been terrorizing black people of the neighborhood.
Black residents armed themselves to defend their community from members being killed. But their intentions did not protect them, as whites in the town retaliated for the deaths of the two officers who were mistakenly killed in a racist massacre that took over the following two days.the earliest and gruesome reports out of the area. He reported that many white Americans, often dressed in suits and house clothes, roamed the streets looking for black residents to terrorize.
Hurd noted that the term “mob” didn’t quite make sense with the scene at hand. “A mob is passionate. A mob follows one man or a few men blindly; a mob sometimes takes chances,” he wrote. “The East St. Louis affair, as I saw it, was a man hunt, conducted on a sporting basis.” “I saw one of these men, covered with blood and half conscious, raise himself on his elbow, and look feebly about, when a young man, standing directly behind him, lifted a flat stone in both hands and hurled it upon his neck,” Hurd wrote.in the September 1917 edition of the official publication of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ,.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
40 Haunting Secrets About The ShiningStanley Kubrick's polarizing adaptation of Stephen King's still-terrifying novel was released 40 years ago and the story behind the story has been unfolding ever since
Read more »
100 years ago, Philadelphia chose a parade over social distancing during the 1918 Spanish flu – and paid a heavy priceTwo major U.S. cities emerged as examples of government response in what to do and what not to do: St. Louis, which recognized the viral danger and took immediate steps to contain it, and Philadelphia, which did not.
Read more »
20 Years Later: Reflections From A Photographer Who Shot The Strokes, Sonic Youth, And MoreLeslie Lyons reflects on her career photographing LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes, and more in the early 2000s.
Read more »
Hailey Baldwin Shares the Story Behind Her First Kiss with Justin Bieber, Recalls Falling in LoveHailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber wed in 2018 in a secret courthouse ceremony
Read more »
Dave East Arrested for Weed and Disorderly Conduct as Crowd Heckles NYPDDave East arrested on the East Coast.
Read more »
Val Demings Is On Joe Biden’s VP List. She Says She Has The “Real Life” Experience For The Job.'I believe my real life, on-the-ground experience — dealing with real people, real families, real issues, critical issues, crisis management — would be a valued asset to Vice President Biden.'
Read more »