Episode 335
July 27, 1919: The Murder of Eugene Williams
On this day in 1919, 17-year-old Black teen Eugene Williams was murdered after accidentally rafting into the white section of Lake Michigan’s segregated waters.
Today in True Crime · Parcast Network
July 27, 202013m 58s
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Show Notes
On this day in 1919, 17-year-old Black teen Eugene Williams was murdered after accidentally rafting into the white section of Lake Michigan’s segregated waters. His death sparked the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, and a broader wave of protests known as “The Red Summer.”
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