Newark riots (July 12-17, 1967)
The backdrop: Running almost a week in 1967, these New Jersey riots wound up killing 26 people and injuring hundreds more. Black residents of the city had grown tired and angry at repeated incidences of police brutality, as well as a growing feeling of being disenfranchised.
The final straw: A pair of white cops arrested a black cab driver for improperly passing them and took him to their precinct building, across the street from public housing. Residents of the project saw an incapacitated black man being dragged inside, and though the driver was taken to a hospital, rumor spread that hed died in police custody. With that, the civil unrest tipped over and erupted into a week of riots.
Riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. (April 1968)
The backdrop: The killing of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the heat of the civil rights movement of the 1960s was a dark moment among the many from that era. King was a leader for a generation, and his death angered and saddened millions.
The final straw: Kings assassination instantly gripped the nation and sparked riots in more than 60 cities. Washington, D.C., rioted for four days, with mass looting and injuries, and the swelling crowds at one point spread to within two blocks of the White House. Baltimore exploded into a riot, as well, and 5,000 soldiers from Fort Bragg deployed to the city to maintain order. Citizens in Chicago rioted and spread out over almost 30 blocks along West Madison Street, and the Illinois National Guard came in to assist police. Nationwide damages were well into the millions.
The Rodney King riots (April 29-May 4, 1992)
The backdrop: Rodney King, a black man on parole, led officers on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles before being caught and beaten. The beating was captured on the officers car cameras, and all four were charged with using excessive force. After a weeks deliberation, all four were acquitted of assault and three of the four acquitted of the excessive force charge.
The final straw: The verdict sent local black and Hispanic communities into a frenzy at the perceived injustice, and riots started to break out the evening of the verdicts reading and lasted for days. There were many retaliatory attacks, including Reginald Denny, a white truck driver whose vicious beating was captured by a live news camera from above. All told, the riots killed 53 people, injured 2,000, and cost close to $1 billion in damages.
Cincinnati riots (April 2001)
The backdrop: Racial tensions in Cincinnati had been growing for years, exacerbated by the regular deaths of young black men killed by police or in their custody. Of the 15 men who died this way between 1995 and 2001, three were unarmed. A 19-year-old black man named Timothy Thomas was killed running from police on April 7, 2001, and it was revealed that the officers acted improperly in the situation, including failure to give Thomas time to respond to the cops commands.
The final straw: The night Thomas was killed, almost 200 residents showed up to protest at a city council meeting, and protestors assembled outside city hall. After being dispersed, they began rioting, which triggered more outbreaks of violence and vandalism across the city. The riots lasted for days, becoming the largest disorders of their kind since the Rodney King riots nine years before. The officer who shot Thomas was eventually tried and acquitted in a criminal trial.
Watts Riots (August 11-15, 1965)
The backdrop: Race relations were strained all over in the 1960s, and Los Angeles was no exception. Growing tension between blacks and whites and between police and civilians added fuel to the fire.
The final straw: A white California Highway Patrol officer pulled over and arrested a black man for driving drunk, but the growing crowd of witnesses soon turned antagonistic. The mob grew angry, and when the CHP officer wound up arresting the mans brother (also in the car) and mother, full-flegded riots broke out in the Watts section of town. Fires, violence, and looting were rampant for days, and the riots would be the biggest in L.A. history until those in 1992. The National Guard eventually came in to help. At the end of the spree, 34 people were dead, more than 2,000 injured, and almost 4,000 arrested.
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So the point here is this:
there is no monopoly on rioting by nation or by race. A riot by drunken sports fans or angry citizens over mistreatment by police is still a riot.
Yes there is, in the US in the 20th century. Blacks win it hands down.
Robert Charles Riot in New Orleans, LA, 1900
Anti-Semitic Riot or Jacob Joseph Riot in New York City, 1902
Bloomington Race Riot, IN, 1903
Atlanta Race Riot, 1906
Springfield Race Right, IL, 1908
East St. Louis Riot, 1917
Houston Race Riot, 1917
May Day Riot in Cleveland, 1919
Red Summer of 1919
Tulsa Race Riot, 1921
Anti-Filipino Riots, California, 1927-1930
Chicago Rent Strike Riot, 1931
American Nazi Riot, New York City, 1934
Harlem Race Riot, 1935
Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, 1943
Airport Homes Race Riots, Chicago, 1946
Peekskill Riot or the Paul Robeson Riot, NY 1949
Cicero Riot, Cicero, IL, 1951
El Cajon Boulevard Riot or the Drag Strip Riot, San Diego, CA, 1960
HUAC Riot, San Francisco, CA, 1960
Ole Miss Integration Riot, 1962
Cambridge Race Riot, MD, 1963
Philadelphia Race Riot, 1964
Rochester Race Riot, 1964
Harlem Race Riot, 1964
New Jersey Race Riots, 1964
Watts Riots, Los Angeles, 1965
Division Street Riot, Chicago, 1966
Compton's Cafeteria Riot, San Francisco, 1966
H. Rap Brown Riot, Cambridge, MD, 1967
Detroit Race Riot, 1967
North Minneapolis Race Riot, 1967
Tampa Race Riots, 1967
Newark and Plainfield Race Riots, 1967
Memphis Race Riot, 1967
Durham Race Riot, NC, 1967
Dow Riots, Madison, WI, 1967
Over 100 Race Riots across the country after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968
Stonewall Riot, New York City, 1969
Chicano Moratorium Riot, Los Angeles, 1970
Hard Hat Riot, New York City, 1970
Attica Prison Riot, 1971
Escambia High School Race Riot, Pensacola, FL, 1976
New York City Blackout Riot, 1977
White Night Riot, San Francisco, 1979
New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot, 1980
Aggieville Riots, Manhattan, KA, 1984 and 1986
Tampa Race Riots, 1987
Atlanta Prison Riots, 1987
Tompkins Square Park Police Riot, New York City, 1988
Guns N' Roses Riverport Riot, Maryland Heights, MO, 1991
Crown Heights Race Riot, Brooklyn, 1991
The LA Riots or the Rodney King Riots, 1992
Chicago Bulls NBA Championship Riot, 1993
St. Petersburg Race Riot, FL, 1996
Not even close. This list of 20th century riots( not totally inclusive) in America shows a distinct pattern. The majority of riots in America pre 60's were not initiated by black citizens. From the early 1960's forward the majority initiated by black citizens were related to the Civil Rights Movement backlash. Anyone here can Google the details.
The most recent riot initiated by black citizens was the Rodney King riot in 1992.
Either way, I do not personally condone rioting, nor do i seek to justify it.
However, rioting is not a specifically "black" phenomena. Especially here in America regarding matters of race.
This is my last post on the subject. Those here who are wishing for violence related to the Zimmerman trial as a way to justify continued racial dissension as well as support their misinformed ignorance, carry on.