Massacres & mob attacks
East St. Louis massacre
1-3 July 1917East St. Louis, IL
White mobs burned Black neighbourhoods of East St. Louis over three days while the National Guard stood by, killing dozens and driving around 6,000 people from their homes.
- People killed
- 39–150
- People displaced
- 6,000
The marker sits at the centre of the place named, because the records do not fix a single spot.