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Race riot

A race riot or racial riot is an outbreak of violent civil unrest in which race Race

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 is a key factor. The term had entered the English language in the United States by the 1890s. Early use of the term in the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 referred to race riots which were often a dominant culture mob action against individuals or groups of people from other races. Much later, the term came to describe violence and property destruction by racial minority groups often directed at neighborhood business, government representatives and law enforcement agencies perceived as unfairly targeting racial groups.

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1910   African-American African American

An African American is a member of an ethnic group [i] in the United States [i] whose ancestors, usual ... 

 boxer Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (boxer)

John Arthur Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American [i] ... 

 knocks out white boxer James J. Jeffries James J. Jeffries

James Jackson Jeffries was a world heavyweight boxing champion [i]. ... 

 in a heavyweight boxing Boxing

Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting or the sweet science , is a sport [i] ... 

 match sparking race riots across the United States United States

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.

1917   Labor Dispute ignites a Race Riot in East St. Louis, Illinois East St. Louis, Illinois

East St. Louis is a city located in St. Clair County, Illinois [i], USA, directly across the Mississippi River [i] ... 

. Over 250 dead.

1921   Tulsa Race Riot Tulsa Race Riot

The Tulsa Race Riot, also known as the 1921 Race Riot, the Tulsa Race War, or the Greenwo... 

 of 1921: A race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma [i], following Oklahoma City [i], the state capital. ... 

 kills 85 people.

1961   American civil rights movement African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)

The African-American Civil Rights Movement refers to a set of noted events and reform movements [i] ... 

: Alabama Alabama

Alabama is a U.S. state [i] located in the Southern [i] United States [i]. ... 

 Governor John Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out.

1967   A race riot occurs in Tampa, Florida.

1967   A race riot occurs in Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York

[i] [[New York|New York State]... 

; 200 are arrested.

1967   The Newark, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey

Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city [i] in New Jersey [i], United States [i] ... 

 race riots occur.

1967   Race riots in the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 spread to Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.

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.

1969   May 13th Incident: Race riots occur in Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur

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, Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation [i] of 13 states [i] in Southeast Asia [i], formed in 1963. ... 

.

1989   January 18 - Race riots occur in Overtown Overtown

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, Miami.

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A race riot or racial riot is an outbreak of violent civil unrest in which race Race

The term race distinguishes one population [i] of an animal species from another of the same species. ... 

 is a key factor. The term had entered the English language in the United States by the 1890s. Early use of the term in the United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 

 referred to race riots which were often a dominant culture mob action against individuals or groups of people from other races. Much later, the term came to describe violence and property destruction by racial minority groups often directed at neighborhood business, government representatives and law enforcement agencies perceived as unfairly targeting racial groups. Mob rule, religious animosity, vigilantism, Jim Crow Jim Crow laws

Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enacted in the Southern and border states of the United States [i] ... 

, lynching Lynching

Lynching is a term loosely applied to various forms of violence, usually murder [i], conceived by its pe ... 

, racial profiling, economics Economics

In the social science [i]s, economics is the study of the production [i], ... 

, police brutality, institutional racism, urban renewal Urban renewal

Urban renewal is a function of urban planning [i] that in the United States [i] reached its peak from th... 

, and racial identity politics Identity politics

Identity politics is the political [i] activity of various social movement [i]s for self-determination [i] ... 

 are often cited as causes of these riots, although many have argued that these riots tend not to follow any sort of political logic but rather represent spontaneous violent outbursts. However, political decisions, repression and social hate by national or local levels of government and the larger community directed towards a certain race may contribute to this type of riot.

Australia Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere [i] c ... 

  • Burrangong - Lambing Flat riots Lambing Flat riots

    The Lambing Flat riots or Lambing Flat massacre were a series of violent anti-Chinese [i] ... 

  • Broome - Broome Riots
  • Redfern - Redfern riots
  • Palm Island - Palm Island Race Riot Palm Island, Queensland

    Palm Island is 65 km [i] north-east of Townsville [i], Queensland [i]... 

  • Sydney - 2005 Cronulla riots 2005 Cronulla riots

    The 2005 Cronulla riots were a series of ethnically [i] motivated mob confrontations which ori ... 



Canada Canada

Canada is the world's second-largest [i] country by total area, occupying most ... 

  • Toronto - Christie Pits Race Riot Christie Pits

    Christie Pits Park, originally Willowvale Park, is a Toronto [i] public recreational area located ... 



Rhodesia Rhodesia

Rhodesia was the name of the British [i] colony [i] of Southern Rhodesia [i] after 1965. ... 

  • Kananga - Kananga Riot of 1925

France France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ... 

  • Nationwide - 2005 French Civil Unrest 2005 civil unrest in France

    The 2005 civil unrest [i] in France [i] of October and November was a series of riot [i]s ... 



Indonesia Indonesia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a nation of islands [i] consist ... 

 

  • Jakarta, Surakarta - Jakarta Riots of May 1998

Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation [i] of 13 states [i] in Southeast Asia [i], formed in 1963.
... 

  • Kuala Lumpur - May 13th Incident

Singapore Singapore

Singapore, formally the Republic of Singapore , is an island [i] city-state [i] and ... 

  • Singapore - 1964 Race Riots 1964 Race Riots

    The 1964 Race Riots were a series of riot [i]s that took place in Singapore [i] during two separate peri ... 



United Kingdom United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ... 

  • Birmingham - 2005 Birmingham Riot
  • Birmingham - Handsworth Riots
  • Bradford - Bradford Riot Bradford Riot

    The Bradford Riot was a short but intense period of rioting which took place on July 7, 2001, in Bradford [i] ... 

  • Bristol - St Pauls riot
  • Burnley - Burnley Riots Burnley

    Burnley is a large market town [i] in the east of Lancashire [i] in north-west England [i] with a popula ... 

  • Dewsbury - Dewsbury riot
  • Leeds - Chapeltown riot
  • Leeds - Chapeltown riot
  • Leeds - Harehills riot
  • Liverpool - Toxteth Race Riot
  • London - Brixton riot
  • London - Brixton riot
  • London - Brixton riot
  • London - Broadwater Farm riot
  • London - Notting Hill
  • London - Peckham riot
  • Manchester - Moss Side
  • Oldham - Oldham Riots Oldham Riots

    The Oldham Riots were a short but intense period of violent rioting [i] which occurred in the town ... 



See also Rivers of Blood

United States United States

The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a... 


Nativist Period 1700's-1860

  • 1829: Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is a southwestern Ohio [i] city in the United States [i] that lies on the Ohio River [i] and... 

    , Ohio Ohio

    Ohio is a Midwestern [i] state [i] of the United States [i].... 

     Riots begun by Whites to terrorize the Black community resulted in thousands of Blacks leaving for Canada.
  • 1829: Charlestown Anti-Catholic Riots
  • 1834: Massachusetts Convent Burning
  • 1835: Five Points Riot
  • 1836: Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is a southwestern Ohio [i] city in the United States [i] that lies on the Ohio River [i] and... 

    , Ohio Ohio

    Ohio is a Midwestern [i] state [i] of the United States [i].... 

     A pro-slavery riot took place
  • 1841: Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is a southwestern Ohio [i] city in the United States [i] that lies on the Ohio River [i] and... 

    , Ohio Ohio

    Ohio is a Midwestern [i] state [i] of the United States [i].... 

     White Irish-descendant and Irish immigrant dock workers rioted against Black dock workers. When the Black dock workers banded together to defend their community from the approaching Whites, the White rioters retreated and then commandeered a 6-pound cannon and shot it through the streets of Cincinnati.
  • 1844: Philadelphia Anti-Catholic Riots
  • 1849: Astor Place Riot
  • 1851: Hoboken Anti-German Riot
  • 1855: Louisville Anti-German Riots

Civil War Period 1861-1865

  • 1863: New York City Draft Riot New York Draft Riots

    The New York Draft Riots were a series of violent disturbances in New York City [i] that were the culmin ... 



Reconstruction Period: 1865 - 1877

  • 1866: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1866: Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1868: Pulaski, Tennessee
  • 1868: Opelousas, Louisiana
  • 1868: Camilla, Georgia
  • 1870: Meridian, Mississippi
  • 1870: Eutaw, Alabama
  • 1870: Laurens, South Carolina
  • 1870: New York City Orange Riot
  • 1871: Second New York City Orange Riot
  • 1871: Los Angeles Anti-Chinese Riot
  • 1891: New Orleans Anti-Italian Riot
  • 1873: Colfax, Louisiana
  • 1874: Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • 1874: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1874: Coushatta, Louisiana
  • 1875: Yazoo City, Mississippi
  • 1875: Clinton, Mississippi
  • 1876: Hamburg, South Carolina
  • 1876: Ellenton, South Carolina

Jim Crow Period: 1890 - 1914

  • 1884 Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

    Cincinnati is a southwestern Ohio [i] city in the United States [i] that lies on the Ohio River [i] and... 

    , Ohio Ohio

    Ohio is a Midwestern [i] state [i] of the United States [i].... 

     The deadliest riot in U.S. history took place. It was started by a predominantley white mob that spanned the social-economic spectrum in reaction to their anger over the failure of a white-immigrant co-defendant to be convicted of murder in a sensationalized trial while their non-white was sentenced to death.
  • 1898: Wilmington Race Riot
  • 1898: Lake City, North Carolina
  • 1898: Greenwood County, South Carolina
  • 1900: New Orleans, Louisiana : Robert Charles Riot
  • 1900: New York City, New York
  • 1906: Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1906: Brownsville, Texas
  • 1908: Springfield, Illinois Springfield Race Riot of 1908

    The Springfield Race Riot of 1908 was a mass civil disturbance [i] in Springfield, Illinois [i], USA [i] ... 

  • 1910: Nationwide riots following the heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries James J. Jeffries

    James Jackson Jeffries was a world heavyweight boxing champion [i].

... 

 in Reno, Nevada Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat [i] of Washoe County [i], Nevada [i], United States [i]. ... 

 on July 4

War and Inter-War Period: 1914 - 1945

  • 1917: East St. Louis -1917 East St. Louis Riot
  • 1917: Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 1917: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1917: Houston, Texas
  • Red Summer of 1919
    • 1919: Washington, D.C.
    • 1919: Chicago, Illinois Chicago Race Riot of 1919

      The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 was a major racial conflict that began in Chicago [i] on July 27th, 1919. ... 

    • 1919: Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Race Riot of 1919

      The Omaha Race Riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska [i], on September 28 [i], 1919 [i]. ... 

    • 1919: Charleston, South Carolina
    • 1919: Longview, Texas
    • 1919: Knoxville, Tenn - 1919 Knoxville Riot
    • 1919: Elaine, Arkansas Elaine Race Riot

      The Elaine Race Riot was a deadly 1919 race riot in the town of Elaine [i] in Phillips County, Arkansas [i]... 

  • 1921: Tulsa - Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 Tulsa Race Riot

    The Tulsa Race Riot, also known as the 1921 Race Riot, the Tulsa Race War, or the Greenwo... 

  • 1923: Rosewood, Florida
  • 1935: Harlem Race Riot
  • 1943: Detroit Race Riot
  • 1943: Harlem Race Riot
  • 1943: Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, California Zoot Suit Riots

    The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots that erupted in Los Angeles [i], California [i] ... 



Civil Rights and Black Power Movement's Period: 1955 - 1977

  • 1964: Harlem, NY
  • 1965: Watts
  • 1966: Hough Riots, Cleveland, Ohio Hough Riots

    [i] in the predominantly black community of Hough in [[Cleveland, Ohio]... 

  • 1967: Detroit 12th Street riot

    The 12th Street Riot [i] in Detroit [i] began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23 [i] ... 

  • 1967: Newark 1967 Newark riots

    The 1967 Newark Riots were a major civil disturbance [i] that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey [i] ... 

  • 1968: Nationwide riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American [i] political activist, the most famous leader of ... 

  • 1970: Jackson State killings Jackson State killings

    The Jackson State killings occurred on Thursday/Friday May 14-15, 1970, at Jackson State College in Jackson, Mississippi [i] ... 

  • 1971: Camden, N.J. - Camden Riots
  • 1972: Escambia High riots; Pensacola, Florida

Modern

  • 1980: Miami
  • 1980: Chattanooga, Tenn - 1980 Chattanooga Riot
  • 1992: Los Angeles 1992 Los Angeles riots

    The 1992 Los Angeles riots, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots,... 

     In a reaction to the acquittal of all LA police officers involved in the video-taped beating of the unarmed, outnumbered, and crawling, Rodney King Rodney King

    Rodney Glenn King is an American [i] man who plunged into the national spotlight after his ... 

     riots broke out mainly involving Black youth in the Black neighborhood.
  • 2001: 2001 Cincinnati Riots In a reaction to the acquittal of Steven Roach after the fatal shooting of an unarmed young Black male, Timothy Thomas, during a foot pursuit, riots broke out over the span of a few days.


See also Mass racial violence in the United States Mass racial violence in the United States

Mass racial violence in the United States, often described using the term "race riot [i]s," includes suc ... 


See also

  • Pogrom Pogrom

    Pogrom is a form of riot [i] directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious or other... 

  • Race and crime Race and crime

    An observed correlation between race and crime has been noted in a number of countries.... 

  • Racism Racism

    Racism is a belief in the moral or biological superiority of one race or ethnic group over another or ot... 

  • Police Brutality




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