For my 2016 history paper I decided to write about the catastrophic events of the 1967 Detroit Riots. Taking place in the blistering July‚ where it was very unlikely to have an air conditioner‚ after police raided a blind pig on the infamous 12th Street. That Small act gradually generated the largest riot in American history. After the raid‚ a crowd of about 200 gathered around the bar. People were spreading rumors about the police using excessive force‚ later resulting in an empty bottle being
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in a riot in response to the "not guilty" verdicts in the trial of four white Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers accused of unlawfully beating Rodney King. Six days later‚ when the fires were finally extinguished and the smoke had cleared‚ "estimates of the material damage done vary between about $800 million and $1 billion‚ 54 people had been killed‚ more than 2000 injured‚ in excess of 800 structures were burned‚ and about 10‚000 people were arrested."(Khalifah 89) The 1992 riots in the
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power in your town‚ won’t you be mad‚ especially if you were supposed to be the next ruler? King Tut took power over Egypt when he was just 9 years old‚ and he ruled until his violent death at age 19. There are many theories to how King Tut died‚ but after many studies there is proof that he could have been assassinated. Ay‚ Tuts elderly chief and successor‚ may have been the shooter . In Mysteries of Egypt - Cause of Tutankhamun’s death‚ the article states‚ “Since Tutankhamun did not have a child to
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I’se a Man Political Awakening and the 1942 Riot in the Bahamas Abstract When Americans began building their World War II bases in Nassau‚ the Bahamians they hired expected the high wage rates that usually accompanied foreign contracts. Unfortunately‚ the Bahamian government had negotiated much lower rates than were expected. Green‚ with his cry ‚I’se a man‚‛ captured the indignation that many of his co-workers felt. After attempts to address the wage issue by collective bargaining
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special viewing of the documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution followed up by a questions and answers segment. Before the showing‚ there was nice musical performance presented by two individuals. The performance itself gave an overview of the Tulsa Race Riot. Shortly afterwards‚ the film started. Prior to this event‚ I have the opportunity to do research on this tragedy about a year ago‚ but never had been as deeply concerned about the incident just by reading about it. The film was well put together and
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It appears that both riots occurred because of the discrimination against the black communities‚ the Detroit 1967 Riot was because of the unnecessary raids on the black communities‚ more specifically the bar where it all began and the Los Angeles 1992 riot was due to the police officers that were acquitted in the beating of Rodney. Even though the bar was unlicensed‚ the black communities felt that they’ve had enough of the police brutality as well as the racism and discrimination against them. The
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ATTICA PRISON RIOT MARY AMON CJS/221 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX INTRODUCTION OF THE ATTICA PRISON RIOT • In the later part of 1971‚ a riot was caused at the Attica Correctional facility in Attica‚ New York. This riot occurred at the very time that the Prisoners’ Right Movement was passed. This riot was to demand the right of prisoners on political issues and also a good living conditions. It was also deemed as one of the most famous and significant riots that ever
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Haymarket Square Riot May 1 or May Day‚ is an international holiday which commemorates an event that happened in the United States. Demonstrations and celebrations are held all over the world. The United States does not recognize this as a holiday‚ yet this day changed the course of history and working conditions around the world. The three main labor organizations present in the United States at the time sought an eight-hour work day and called for several strikes to achieve this goal. Of
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In 2011‚ London faced four days of rioting and looting involving the community and police force. For many‚ the riots started because of the shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham on the 4th of August 2011 but escalated to surrounding boroughs and major cities in the UK. The media reported false accounting from the police‚ fuelling more anger into the riots. This essay critically assesses the disturbances in media and political discourse from the interpretations that reveals the new cultural deficit
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On June 28‚ 2019‚ New York City will celebrate a milestone for one of the many momentous times in its history. The riots at The Stonewall Inn nearly fifty years ago set the stage for the LGBT revolution. They were the catalyst needed‚ the fan to the fire‚ the “Boston Tea Party” of the LGBT+ movement‚ as Washington Blade put it. Since that day‚ the meaning of gay pride‚ the mission of LGBT organizations‚ and even the state of being anything other than cis-gendered and straight has changed tremendously—ask
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