gay bar in Greenwich Village‚ sparks a full-scale riot. Police raids on gay bars were routine in the 1960s‚ but officers quickly lost control of the situation at the Stonewall Inn. Tensions between police and LGBTQ community members of Greenwich Village erupted into more protests the next evening‚ and again several nights later. Violent protests and street demonstrations continued for the next several days in what became known as The Stonewall Riots‚ thrusting a group of unlikely revolutionaries onto
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The riots began in Los Angeles‚ amidst a period of rising tensions between American servicemen stationed in southern California and Los Angeles’ Chicano community. Many of the tensions between the Chicano community and the sailors existed because the servicemen walked through a Chicano neighborhood on the way back to their barracks after nights of drinking. The discrimination against the Chicano minority community was compounded by robberies and fights during these drunken interactions. In July 1942
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Prisons are full of criminals and aggressive angry people; riots are not a very common occurrence with prison guards keeping most inmates under control‚ but they do happen. After the riot subdues‚ since it is common for some inmates to detain a guard or other prison employee so that the riot can take place without interruption‚ the inmates would be charged for false imprisonment‚ hostage taking‚ and most evidently rioting would be the main charge for the inmates involved. I would say false imprisonment
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On April 27‚ 2015 in Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ riots erupted. It all started when Freddie Gray was arrested on April 12‚ 2015‚ and was severely injured in police custody. Gray later died of the injuries. This was the latest case of police brutality in a long string of incidents. Tensions boiled over after about a week of peaceful protest‚ and protesters turned to violent actions. Joined by gangs and others seeking to take part in violence‚ stores were looted‚ rocks were thrown at police‚ and property
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The bath riots Whether they are legal or illegal‚ immigrants have experienced discrimination from a large group of americans citizens. I believe they should have more consideration and respect‚ therefore‚ helping immigrants to have a better life here in the US. Coming to United States represents a huge opportunity to get a better job than what their country can offer them and their families. Trying to get into America has become a big accomplishment‚ specially for the Mexican population and their
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crowd. Seven policemen and four other persons were killed‚ and more than 100 persons were wounded. This riot however was not just a random outbreak during a labor demonstration but rather a boiling over of a culmination of many factors that were building up in the late 19th century which eventually led down to what we remember now as the Haymarket Square riot. Before this entire Riot came to be‚ we see clearly that the Industrial revolution had a strong impact on society‚ from agricultural
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Detroit once use to be Americas 5th largest city until the decline. The city of Detroit‚ has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. Detroit’s decline began in the late 1950s‚ when the city lost almost a tenth of their population. The population of the city went from 1‚850‚000 in the late 1950s to 701‚000 in 2013. Factors that have influenced the decline of Detroit includes the the automobile industry‚ which suffered from global competition and has moved much of the
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Assess the consequences of the 1967 (Six Day) War for Arab–Israeli relations On the 23rd May 1967‚ the Israelis declared war on the Arabs due to the blocking of the straits to Israeli shipping. The 1967 Six Day War had a major impact on Arab-Israeli relations. This is due to Israel gaining control over the occupied territories‚ large increases of Jewish settlement in the occupied territories‚ the increase of Israeli military in the Middle East. The Israeli occupation of Arab territories had a
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The term riot is often used in tandem with events like protests‚ rallies or marches. We think of people with common goals and/or grievances coming together to have their opinions and voices heard. Common themes include injustice‚ freedom and human rights. We can watch riots on the news on a near daily basis. Egypt is rioting for the end of an autocratic government‚ Syria is protesting the dictatorship of their President‚ and Greece is rioting for economic reform. These protests often begin with peaceful
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London Riots “On the 7th of August 2011‚ the town of Tottenham had been terrorised‚ as overnight riots called for; buildings and cars to be burnt‚ shops to be looted and petrol bombs thrown at police” It is very difficult to understand how such unnecessary violence can be approved on. One of my main reasons for saying this is that during a protest demanding “justice” over the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan‚ an outbreak of looting and violence began. This resulted in eight police officers having
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