1970 Augusta riot

When

11 May 1970

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

1970 riot triggered by racial injustices on black-Americans

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1970 race riot in Georgia, US

The Augusta Riot was a collective rebellion of Black citizens in Augusta, Georgia, and the largest urban uprising in the Deep South during the Civil Rights era. Fueled by long-simmering grievances about racial injustice, it was sparked by White officials’ stonewalling in the face of Black citizens’ demand for answers about the beating death of Black teenager Charles Oatman.

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