ili ation ▁and ▁tort ure ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards . ▁ ▁His ▁reputation ▁would ▁be ▁re h abil itated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Chen ▁M eng j ia , ▁ 5 5 , ▁Chinese ▁arch ae ologist ▁and ▁professor ▁at ▁T sing h ua ▁University , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Lucy ▁Ch ao , ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁after ▁being ▁per sec uted ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Gu ards . ▁Constantin ▁Bak ale in ik off , ▁ 7 0 , ▁Russian - born ▁American ▁film ▁score ▁composer ▁Dick ▁Bar weg an , ▁ 4 4 , ▁American ▁NFL ▁player ▁Robert ▁Br ist ow , ▁British ▁engineer ▁Wes ley ▁Dennis , ▁ 6 3 , ▁American ▁book ▁illustr ator ▁ ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( S und ay ) ▁After ▁having ▁march ed ▁for ▁civil ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁South , ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Ra cial ▁Equ ality ▁( CO RE ) ▁challeng ed ▁rac ism ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 5 0 - person ▁march ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Cic ero , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁Mayor ▁Richard ▁M . ▁D ale y ▁dispatch ed ▁ 5 0 ▁Chicago ▁police ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the ▁march ers ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁boundary ▁with ▁Cic ero , ▁and ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁Cic ero ▁city ▁police ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁way , ▁assist ed ▁by