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1919 Red Summer

SOURCE: Time
7/27/2019

Ensuring the Chicago Race Riot Is Not Forgotten, With Inspiration from Germany's Holocaust Memorials

The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project (CRR19), a group led by historian Peter Cole, hopes to make sure the memory lasts beyond the weekend of July 27.

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1919 Red Summer

Ensuring the Chicago Race Riot Is Not Forgotten, With Inspiration from Germany's Holocaust Memorials