What the records say
- When
- 30 May 1937
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 10
- Coordinates
- 41.68° N, 87.54° W
- Description
- Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago
1937 Memorial Day massacre
1937 police shooting in Chicago, Illinois, US
In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937. The incident took place during the Little Steel strike in the United States.
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