Vol.61/No.15           April 14, 1997 
 
 
Hundreds Protest Racist Beating In Chicago  
Antiracist sentiment over the beating of Black teen Lenard Clark burst forth in marches of up to 300 for two days March 20-21. The protests demanded justice for the 13- year-old who was assaulted by thugs shouting racist insults at him near the neighborhood of Bridgeport. Clark was in a coma for several days and remains in the hospital. Three white older teens were arrested, charged, and released on bond after the incident. The incident has thrown a spotlight on segregation in Chicago's schools and neighborhoods. Bridgeport, for example, has less than a fraction of a percent of Black residents although surrounded by Black neighborhoods in the shadow of Cominsky Park.  
 
 
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