by ChinyeluTichaona | Dec 4, 2017 | African American History, Events
Racism and economic tensions fulminated in Cincinnati, Ohio in August of 1829, resulting in white violence against African Americans over a two-week period in August 17-22. White mobs estimated at times at 200 to 300 led by Irish immigrants invaded the riverfront area...
by BrianHoffman | Dec 4, 2017 | African American History, Events
The event labeled as the Houston Riot occurred on the Texas Southern University (TSU) campus in Houston, Texas in 1967. As with many other civil disturbances during the 1960s, underlying racial resentments prior to the event finally reached a tipping point. In this...
by BrackNaomii | Dec 4, 2017 | African American History, Events
Rochester, New York’s uprising began on July 24, 1964. It occurred less than a week after the Harlem Riot. The Rochester Rebellion came as a surprise to many white residents because of the city’s history of progressive 19th century politics. A large part of that...
by LockEtienne | Dec 4, 2017 | African American History, Events
The 1964 Harlem Riot was one of a number of race-based uprisings/ protests that took place in multiple cities across the United States during the 1960s. As elsewhere Harlem blacks reacted to racial discrimination, segregation, police brutality and social injustices...
by Shontoria Pratt | Nov 28, 2017 | African American History, Events
The 1964 Jersey City, New Jersey uprising began August 2 and lasted three nights until the morning of August 5. The uprising began in the predominantly black neighborhood of Lafayette in Jersey City after police arrested 26-year-old African American Delores Shannon...
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