Drawn by employment opportunities in wartime industries, between 10,000 and 12,000 African American people left the south for East St. Louis, Illinois in 1916 and 1917 as part of the Great Migration.
Cancel anytime. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When East St. Louis junior Pierre Walton slammed his opponent onto the mat and scrambled for the pin, the weight of 82 years came down with him. After the ...
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