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The Springfield Race Riot of 1908
URL: http://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/iht329622.html

Description:
This illustrated narrative recounts the August 1908 race riot in Springfield, Illinois, starting with the events of the later afternoon and evening of August 14, when a crowd demanded the release of two prisoners at the city's jail, and continuing with the violent events that followed. Includes curriculum materials. Part of Illinois Periodicals Online (IPO), a digital imaging project at the Northern Illinois University Libraries funded by the Illinois State Library.

LII Topics: Activism, Illinois, Race Relations, Riots, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place

Author:
Senechal, Roberta

Publisher:
Northern Illinois University

Extra Keywords
black African American NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

LII Database Information:
Record 26670 created by Jennifer English on 08/11/2008
Last modification on 08/11/2008
Published: 08/13/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26670

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