Airport Homes race riots
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title:
Airport Homes race riots
text:
The Airport Homes race riots were a series of riots in 1946 in the West Lawn and West Elsdon neighborhoods of Chicago, Illinois. It was the worst episode of racial inspired violence that the city faced in some thirty years. "Airport Homes" was the name of the site in nearby West Lawn established by the Chicago Housing Authority to provide temporary housing to returning veterans and their families during the postwar housing shortage. Residents of West Lawn and West Elsdon rioted and succeeded in
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Series of race riots in Chicago, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_Homes_race_riots
date created:
2010-12-26T21:50:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:54:07Z
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