Cicero race riot of 1951
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The Cicero race riot of 1951 occurred July 11–12, when a mob of 4,000 whites attacked an apartment building that housed a single black family in a neighborhood in Cicero, Illinois.
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Date | July 11, 1951 (1951-07-11) – July 12, 1951 (1951-07-12) | ||
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Caused by | Racism in response to desegregation | ||
Methods | Arson | ||
Resulted in | $20,000 in damages | ||
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