The Ghost Town of Cairo, Illinois
The Ghost Town of Cairo, Illinois
How racial unrest and prejudice destroyed a once-thriving city

Cairo, Illinois was slated to be the new boomtown of the Midwest. Situated at the juncture of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, Cairo was poised to take over the region as the most economically important city. So how did Cairo go from a city on the rise to a virtual ghost town?

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