1968 Washington, D.C. riots

Quand

4 avr. 1968 – 8 avr. 1968

Type

Émeute

Coordonnées

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.

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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