In the broader context of racism in the United States, mass racial violence in the United States consists of ethnic conflicts and race riots, along with such events as:
A White gang looking for Black people during the Chicago race riot of 1919
Buildings burning during the Tulsa race massacre of 1921
A political cartoon about the East St. Louis massacres of 1917; the caption reads, "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?"
Buildings burning during Watts riot
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
Mass racial violence in the United States
…and protests, such as at the Marquette Park Illinois march of August 1966 and during the 1969 Greensboro uprising in North Carolina; African American ghetto riots (1964–1969), including riots during the long, hot summer of 1967 and the King assassination riots of 1968, which caused deaths and injuries, looting, and long-lasting…
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