East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:civil_unrest
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
federal investigations
increased racial segregation formation of civil rights organizations National Guard intervention |
| gptkbp:casualties |
gptkb:39
|
| gptkbp:cause |
racial tensions
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| gptkbp:commemoration |
memorials established
educational programs developed historical markers placed community discussions held |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
long-term distrust between races
|
| gptkbp:complications |
over 200
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and art
subject of documentaries influenced music and performance art documented in historical studies |
| gptkbp:date |
July 2, 1917
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several days
|
| gptkbp:government_response |
investigation by the Illinois Governor
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Great_Migration
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
highlighted racial violence in the U. S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
social tensions
economic competition World War I labor shortages |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
white residents
African American residents |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
no significant prosecutions
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
sensationalized reporting
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:A._Philip_Randolph gptkb:Ida_B._Wells gptkb:James_Weldon_Johnson gptkb:Walter_White |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
viewed as a failure of law enforcement
|
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Chicago_Race_Riot_of_1919
gptkb:Red_Summer_of_1919 |
| gptkbp:responds_to |
local law enforcement inaction
|
| gptkbp:result |
destruction of property
deaths of African Americans |
| gptkbp:trigger_type |
alleged assault on a white woman
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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