Ghetto riots

When

1960s

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

39.83° N, 98.58° W

Description

American civil unrest, 1964-1969

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American civil unrest, 1964-1969

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 racial tensions and frustrations with ongoing discrimination, even after the passage of major Civil Rights legislation; highlighting the issues of racial inequality in Northern cities that were often overlooked in the earlier…

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