Disturbio

1968 Washington, D.C. riots

4 abr 1968 – 8 abr 1968 · 38.92° N, 77.03° W

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Cuándo
4 abr 1968 – 8 abr 1968
Tipo
Disturbio
Coordenadas
38.92° N, 77.03° W
Description
four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
Cause
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

1968 Washington, D.C., riots

Following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a leading African-American civil rights activist, on April 4, 1968, Washington, D.C., experienced a four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting. Part of the broader riots that affected at least 110 U.S. cities, those in Washington, D.C.—along with those in Chicago and in Baltimore—were among those with the greatest numbers of participants.

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