My uncle lifting his shirt to show a wound inflicted by a National Guardsman’s bayonet during a race riot in Cicero, IL (Wallace Kirkland – Life Picture Collection/Getty, 1951) [1280×1280]

Comments

1. jbelow13

   Here’s a Wikipedia link to information on the riot.

2. OX_86

   You forgot something, should read "My racist uncle".

3. Vigour-Mortis

   What an ugly, ugly stain on your family history.

4. tinboy12

   I am usually told in the US soldiers would never fight the people, they will always put their guns down and side with the people whatever lol.