Racial unrest in Cairo, Illinois
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From 1967 to 1973, an extended period of racial unrest occurred in the town of Cairo, Illinois. The city had long had racial tensions which boiled over after a black soldier was found hanged in his jail cell. Over the next several years, fire bombings, racially charged boycotts and shootouts were common place in Cairo, with 170 nights of gunfire reported in 1969 alone. The unrest resulted in the mass depopulation of Cairo to the point of it being a near ghost town.
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Racial unrest in Cairo, Illinois
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Segregation, poverty, unemployment
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1967
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4
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Cairo, Illinois, United States
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White flight, followed by general depopulation of Cairo
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Illinois National Guard
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NAACP
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Illinois State Police
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White hats
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Black residents
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Cairo police department
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United Front of Cairo
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White residents
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Cairo, Illinois, racial unrest
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From 1967 to 1973, an extended period of racial unrest occurred in the town of Cairo, Illinois. The city had long had racial tensions which boiled over after a black soldier was found hanged in his jail cell. Over the next several years, fire bombings, racially charged boycotts and shootouts were common place in Cairo, with 170 nights of gunfire reported in 1969 alone. The unrest resulted in the mass depopulation of Cairo to the point of it being a near ghost town.
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