1968 Chicago West Side uprising

CTL-E-4286 · Event · riot · 1968-04-05

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

April 5–7, 1968 unrest on Chicago's West Side following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.: 11 people died, hundreds were injured, thousands arrested, and approximately 200 buildings were destroyed along a 28-block stretch of West Madison Street.

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Also known as: 1968 Chicago riots

Notes

RELP98 identity check: no West Side 1968 uprising event entity in graph (distinct from the DNC convention); unique.

Relationships

Madison Street commercial corridor — held at
The April 5–7, 1968 uprising consumed a 28-block stretch of West Madison Street.

Sources

Wikipedia - 1968 Chicago riots
WTTW Chicago Stories - 'When the West Side Burned' (2024)

Record CTL-E-4286 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 2 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001, ECON-001.
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