Incident Summary:

7/14/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two Molotov cocktails and bricks into the Tri-City Human Relations Council building in Chicago, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties and the building sustained only minor damages. The council was involved in an anti-discrimination lawsuit against various housing developers and real estate brokers in Chicago.

GTD ID:
197007140001

When:
1970-07-14

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Illinois

City:
Chicago

Location Details:
13743 S. Leydon

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: NGO
Name of Entity Civil Rights Office
Specific Description The Tri-Cities Human Rights Council
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb
Other
Weapon Details
Two Molotov cocktails and bricks were thrown at the office.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Black Nationalists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Leroy Thomas, "S. Side Agency Firebombed," Chicago Daily Defender, July 15, 1970.
"Firebomb Attack On Southside, Agency Hit Condemns Firebomb Attack," Chicago Daily Defender, July 16, 1970.
Marcia McKnight Trick, "Chronology of Incidents of Terroristic, Quasi-Terroristic, and Political Violence in the United States: January 1965 to March 1976," National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals: Report of the Task Force on Disorders and Terrorism, 1976.