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1984 Lawrence Riot

Aug 1984 · 42.71° N, 71.16° W

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When
Aug 1984
Kind
Riot
Coordinates
42.71° N, 71.16° W
Description
race riot in Lawrence, Massachusetts

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1984 Lawrence, Massachusetts riot

Race riot in Lawrence, Massachusetts

The 1984 Lawrence, Massachusetts riot caused mass unrest and destruction in Lawrence, Massachusetts’ Lower Tower Hill neighborhood. Between August 8th and 10th, 1984, Lawrence’s white and Latino residents fought back and forth as they yelled out racial slurs, threw rocks, and hurled Molotov cocktails through the sky.

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