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Malcolm X Birthday Meet Erupts Into Brick and Bomb Violence
An outdoor Black Nationalist event in Washington Park Chicago degenerated into a melee after the arrival of two white women. Police arrested 41 and 11 were injured including four officers as bricks rocks and four fire bombs were thrown. The Afro-American Student Association sponsored the gathering.
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