Report on East St. Louis Riots
Title
Report on East St. Louis Riots
Creator
Journal of the Senate
Identifier
RO81117
Date
1917 August 11
Description
Resolution to investigate the causes of the East St. Louis riots is reported with amendments.
Source
Journal of the Senate of the United States of America 65th Congress: 1917 p. 220; D.C. Location, rm. 203
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Language
English
Text
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
...Mr. Thompson, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the concurrent resolution submitted by Mr. Sherman on July 12, 1917 (calendar day, July 14, 1917), to investigate the causes of the recent riots in East St. Louis, Ill., and to report thereon, reported it with amendments.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
...Mr. Thompson, from the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, to whom was referred the concurrent resolution submitted by Mr. Sherman on July 12, 1917 (calendar day, July 14, 1917), to investigate the causes of the recent riots in East St. Louis, Ill., and to report thereon, reported it with amendments.
Original Format
Report
Files
Collection
Citation
Journal of the Senate, “Report on East St. Louis Riots,” 1917 August 11, RO81117, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.