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John Turner Harris

This person was a 14-year-old black boy in 1919. When he and his friends went swimming, one friend was killed.

Eugene Williams

This person was a young black boy who went with his friends to the beach on July 27, 1919. He was hit on the head with a rock thrown by a white man. He fell in the water and drowned.

Gustavus Franklin Swift

This person started a meat packing business in Cape Cod. Eventually he moved to Chicago and created an empire. He was innovative in ways to use everything in the meat packing process and make as much money as possible.

Ida B. Wells

This person was a black writer, humanitarian, and activist. She worked to improve the lives of black Chicagoans. She married a black activist, and they worked together to improve the lives of blacks.

John Jones

This person was born free in the...

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