When the West Side Burned

In the wake of the murder of Martin Luther King, chaos erupted on Chicago’s West Side.

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2024

56 min

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In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, chaos erupted on Chicago’s West Side. Grief turned into anger as protests, riots, looting, and fires consumed some neighborhoods. Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available.

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When the West Side Burned

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