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In 2013, his family donated the pitcher to the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.
Chase in politics
During his time in Cincinnati in the 1830s and ’40s, Chase witnessed race riots and the Lane Seminary debates on slavery.—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Far-right groups promoted a false rumor that the attacker was a migrant, leading to days of race riots that saw crowds of agitators target and attack hotels housing asylum seekers.—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025 Kay Harris, 72, who lived in Asbury Park, N.J., through the city's race riots in the 1960s, said federal oversight is critical, but balancing the scales may have to come from other branches of government, such as the courts.—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 May 2025 The carousel was also the epicenter of a race riot in 1961 following police being called on a group of young Black boys jumping on and off it.—David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for race riot
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