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The George Floyd riots in Chicago were a series of civil disturbances in 2020 in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Unrest in the city began as a response to the murder of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. The demonstrations and riots, supporting justice for Floyd and protesting police brutality, occurred simultaneously ...
May 29, 2024 at 6:03 PM. CHICAGO - A pro-Palestine protest is happening in downtown Chicago as organizers call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Several dozen people have gathered so far ...
38. 537. 1916–21. Political, organized crime. Aldermen's wars - Alderman John Powers and challenger Anthony D'Andrea battled over control of Chicago's 19th Ward, located in Little Italy. Both were associated with organized crime and over 30 people were murdered during the feud before D'Andrea was killed in 1921. 30+.
CHICAGO - Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses swept the nation this week, and even more popped up Friday in the Chicago area.. Despite the rain, about 150 students marched through the ...
CHICAGO - University of Chicago police began clearing an encampment of pro-Palestine demonstrators Tuesday morning on the school's Hyde Park campus. Student protesters linked arms in a standoff ...
The 1968 Chicago riots, in the United States, were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities, primarily in black urban areas. [1] Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage.
Elizabeth Matthews. May 3, 2024 at 10:21 AM. CHICAGO - Friday was the fifth day of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Chicago campus and tensions soared after counter-protesters ...
Operation Breadbasket, in part led by Jesse Jackson, sought to harness African-American consumer power. The Chicago Freedom Movement was the most ambitious civil rights campaign in the North of the United States, lasted from mid-1965 to August 1966, and is largely credited with inspiring the 1968 Fair Housing Act.