Robert Prager
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Robert Paul Prager was a German immigrant who was lynched in the United States during World War I due to growing anti-German sentiment. Prager initially worked as a baker in southern Illinois before t
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Collinsville, Illinois
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Collinsville is a city located mainly in Madison County and partially in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 24,366. Collinsville is approxim
Robert Prager
…anti-German sentiment. Prager initially worked as a baker in southern Illinois before taking up work as a laborer in a coal mine. He eventually settled in Collinsville, a hub for mining activity. During a period of heightened anti-German hostility, Prager applied for membership in the Maryville, Illinois, local chapter…
Collinsville in 2017
View of Collinsville, 1938
The Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower, a water tower in Collinsville
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