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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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rdfs:label	Racial unrest in Cairo, Illinois (en)
rdfs:comment	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. (en)
rdfs:seeAlso	William "Froggie" James
dct:subject	African-American riots in the United States July 1967 events in the United States Ethnic conflicts Cairo, Illinois White American riots in the United States African-American history of Illinois 1967 in Illinois 1967 riots Urban decay in the United States 1970s in Illinois Riots and civil disorder in Illinois History of racism in Illinois 1960s in Illinois
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cairo, Illinois Protest African-American riots in the United States List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States Richard B. Ogilvie Sniper July 1967 events in the United States Race relations William "Froggie" James Ethnic conflicts Civil rights Cairo, Illinois Boycott NAACP White American riots in the United States African-American history of Illinois Steamboat Picketing 1967 in Illinois 1967 riots Urban decay in the United States 1970s in Illinois African-American Alton, Illinois Riots and civil disorder in Illinois History of racism in Illinois Charles H. Percy Leave of absence 1960s in Illinois White flight Arson Springfield, Illinois Rioting Illinois State Police Racial segregation Lynching Long Hot Summer of 1967 Illinois National Guard Prisoner suicide Race riots
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/race-riot-cairo-illinois https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php%3FstoryId=5032061
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causes	Segregation, poverty, unemployment (en)
date	1967 (xsd:integer)
fatalities	4 (xsd:integer)
methods	Sniper Boycott Picketing Arson Rioting
place	Cairo, Illinois, United States (en)
result	White flight, followed by general depopulation of Cairo (en)
side	Illinois National Guard (en) NAACP (en) Illinois State Police (en) White hats (en) Black residents (en) Cairo police department (en) United Front of Cairo (en) White residents (en)
title	Cairo, Illinois, racial unrest (en)
has abstract	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. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States List of revolutions and rebellions List of riots Timeline of the Black Power movement List of African-American newspapers in Illinois Long, hot summer of 1967

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