Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 1967 – 1973
- Tipo
- Disturbio
- Coordenadas
- 37.01° N, 89.18° W
- Description
- racial unrest and ethnic riot in Cairo, Illinois
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Racial unrest in Cairo, Illinois
Racial unrest and ethnic riots in Cairo, Illinois from 1967 to 1973
From 1967 to 1973, an extended period of racial unrest occurred in the town of Cairo, Illinois. The city had long had racial tensions which boiled over after a black soldier was found hanged in his jail cell. Over the next several years, fire bombings, racially charged boycotts and shootouts were common place in Cairo, with 170 nights of gunfire reported in 1969 alone.
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La fuente
Cerca en el tiempo y en el espacio
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- Ozark Air Lines Flight 96527 mar 1968 · Desastre aéreo
- Memphis Sanitation Strike11 feb 1968 · Huelga
- assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.4 abr 1968 · Asesinato político · Muertes 1
- Louisville riots of 19681968 · Disturbio
- murder of Carol Jenkins1968 · Asesinato
- 1963 Camden PA-24 crash5 mar 1963 · Desastre aéreo
- 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment10 jun 1971 · Accidente ferroviario