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Tensions had been building in Cairo for years prior to the incident. Black residents (roughly half the population of Cairo) were locked out of all jobs except menial labor. Similarly, Black residents were restricted from purchasing or renting homes, and could only live in the two block by one block area of the Pyramid Courts housing project.
Cairo (/ ˈ k ɛər oʊ / KAIR-oh, [4] sometimes / ˈ k eɪ r oʊ / KAY-roh) [5] is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees.
The funeral homes sued Tri-State and Marsh, eventually settling first for $36 million with the plaintiff's class in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Ultimately, the Marsh defendants also settled for $3.5 million after their insurer, Georgia Farm Bureau, agreed to pay the settlement.
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John Hart Crenshaw and his wife, Francine. Crenshaw carried a crutch because of his maimed leg. Landowner and illegal slave trader John Hart Crenshaw leased the state-owned salt works [5] located at the Illinois Salines, two saline springs along the Saline River near Equality that were important sources of salt since prehistory. [5]
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Cairo Jordan’s body was found dumped in a suitcase in Indiana in April 2022. It took months to identify him. Then his mother went on the run for nearly two after making disturbing social media ...
Funeral homes arrange services in accordance with the wishes of surviving friends and family, whether immediate next of kin or an executor so named in a legal will. The funeral home often takes care of the necessary paperwork, permits, and other details, such as making arrangements with the cemetery, and providing obituaries to the news media ...