EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — Seventy-two hours of terror-stricken shrills echoed throughout the night. Nearly 4,320 minutes of fighting to survive a violent mob. And 259,200 seconds of hoping for salvation.

Easily, the two most studied race massacres of the 20th Century are the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, followed closely by the East St. Louis race massacre of 1917. To be exact, the proper terminology ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – The 104th anniversary of the “The 1917 East St. Louis Massacre” happens around this time. Historians call this one of the bloodiest race riots of the 20th century. Two violent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. East St. Louis and Illinois state historical societies unveiled the marker on Sunday’s anniversary of the July 2, 1917 attack on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The community dedicated a historical marker Sunday that commemorates the 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre. The dedication was ...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill — You could pass right by the empty lot on 17th and Bond Street in East St. Louis and not even realize it holds significant historic value. "Dr. Leroy Bundy, and he was accused of ...

Saturday marked one year since marchers in East St. Louis called on leaders to provide reparations for the city’s residents and to remember the victims of the 1917 massacre there. Though the calls ...

ST. LOUIS — A somber walk will reflect on a horrific day in our nation’s history. On this day in 1917, tens of thousands of people lined the streets of New York City to protest a massacre that ...

EAST ST. LOUIS — It's the day before the Fourth of July, and Matt Hawkins says he should be celebrating on this hot, clear Saturday. Instead, the long-time East St. Louis activist is at City Hall, ...

There’s now a historical marker to commemorate the 1917 East St. Louis race massacre in Illinois. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, East St. Louis and Illinois state historical societies ...

The community dedicated a historical marker Sunday that commemorates the 1917 East St. Louis Race Massacre. The dedication was held on the anniversary of the attack, July 2, 1917, when a white mob ...