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Illinois, Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot Historical Markers

24 markers remembering the horrific destruction of the African American community and the loss of innocent life. The erecting organizations are The 1917 East St. Louis Centennial Commission & Cultural Initiative and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) College of Arts & Sciences.
 
By Jason Voigt, October 1, 2019
1010 Pennsylvania Avenue Marker
1 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 19 — 1010 Pennsylvania Avenue — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
2 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 6 — 10th Street and Piggott Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
3 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 5 — 10th Street and Trendley Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
4 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 2 — 1700 Bond Avenue — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
5 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 21 — 621 N. 9th Street — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
6 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 7 — 700 East Broadway — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
7 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 18 — Collinsville at St. Louis Avenue — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
8 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 23 — N. 13th St. and Nectar Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
9 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 24 — N. 18th St. and Parsons Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
10 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 17 — N. 3rd St. and Missouri Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
11 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 16 — N. 4th St. and Division Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
12 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 20 — N. 9th St. & St. Clair Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
13 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 22 — N. 9th St. and Gross Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
14 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 14 — S. 4th St. and E. Broadway — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
15 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 15 — S. 4th St. and E. Broadway — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
16 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 13 — S. 4th St. and Railroad Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
17 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 12 — S. 5th St. and Railroad Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
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18 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 11 — S. 6th St. and Railroad Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
19 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 10 — S. 8th St. and Brady Ave. — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
20 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 8 — S. 8th St. and E. Broadway — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
21 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, East St. Louis — 1 — Truelight Baptist Church — Remembering the 1917 East St. Louis Race Riot —
 
 
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