When the West Side Burned
In the wake of the murder of Martin Luther King, chaos erupted on Chicago’s West Side.
In the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, chaos erupted on Chicago’s West Side. Grief turned into anger as protests, riots, looting, and fires consumed some neighborhoods. Audio-narrated descriptions of key visual elements are available.
Directed by Daniel Andries · Written by Daniel Andries
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When the West Side Burned
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