Riots of the 60s

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Riots of the 60s
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Commonalities

• Growing Racial Tension
• Poverty, Unequal Government Police
  Representation
• Police Brutality
• Anger over assassination black leaders

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NJ Race Riots

• Jersey City August 2-4, 1964
• Paterson Elizabeth August 11-13
• Newark 1967
• Plainfield 1967

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Philly August 1964

• Racial tension over police brutality building
• Black pregnant woman had been rumored to have
  been beaten by police
• Approx. 230 white businesses destroyed

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Watts Riots August 1965

• Racial tension had been growing
• Los Angeles
• Began when arrest for drinking driving was made
• Resulted in 6 days of riots
• Approx. 34 killed, 1,000 wd, 4,000 arrested,
  1,000 building destroyed

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Detroit July 1967

• Police raid after hours bar
• Party 2 Vietnam Vets
• Arrests spark 5 day riot

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Newark July 1967

• Cab driver pulled over for passing cops
• Rumor starts that he is killed by police
• Riots last 6 days and cause 10 mil in damage
• Some say this is decline of Newark

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Plainfield July 1967

• Sparked by Newark riots after a fight starts in
  diner
• Arms plant raided and carbines stolen
• Cop John Gleason killed
• National Guard called

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End Result

• Tension between Whites and Blacks Continue
• Some feel hurt the Civil Rights Movement
• Many of the cities never fully recover