Ghetto riots (1964–1969)
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The ghetto riots, also termed ghetto rebellions, race riots, or negro riots was a period of widespread urban unrest and riots across the United States in the mid-to-late 1960s, largely fueled by racia
A Black man arrested by white LAPD officers during the Watts uprising
Soldiers direct traffic away from an area of South Central Los Angeles burning during the 1965 Watts riot
The streets of Newark, New Jersey on July 14 during the 1967 riots
Destroyed buildings on July 24 during the 1967 Detroit riots
Harlem riot of 1964
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The Harlem riot of 1964 was a race riot that occurred between July 16 and 22, 1964 in the New York City neighborhoods of Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant, United States. It began after James Powell, a 15
Ghetto riots (1964–1969)
…exploiting them, while intervening police officers were often viewed by participants as agents of a racist system. The six days of unrest during the Harlem riot of 1964 is typically viewed as the first of the riots, which were all uncoordinated with each other, unplanned, and most often in cities during the summer…
Demonstrators carrying photographs of Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan
Confrontation between African Americans and police at Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue on July 21, in Brooklyn.
An incident at 133rd Street and Seventh Avenue during the Harlem riot of 1964