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Part of the broader riots that affected at least 110 U.S. cities, those in Washington, D.C.—along with those in Chicago and in Baltimore —were among those with the greatest numbers of participants. President Lyndon B. Johnson called in the National Guard to the city on April 5, 1968, to assist the police department in quelling the unrest.
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protests against the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The protests lasted approximately seven days, from August 23 to August 29, 1968. Many left-wing [ 1] counterculture ...
The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, which were predominantly characterized by the rise of left-wing [ 1] politics, anti-war sentiment, civil rights urgency, youth counterculture within the silent and baby boomer generations, and popular rebellions against state militaries and bureaucracies .
Harris, who now lives in New Mexico, is featured in American Experience's upcoming documentary, "The Riot Report." It will air at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will ...
1967 – 1967 Lima riots, July 23–26, Lima, Ohio riots began following the killing of a white man by a black man. Two cases of arson were reported and 23 arrests made. [16] 1967 – 1967 Detroit riot, July 23–29, Detroit, Michigan; 1967 – Cambridge riot of 1967, July 24, a.k.a. the H. Rap Brown riot, Cambridge, Maryland
In 1967, Newark burst into flames. But what lit the match? People couldn’t agree on the cause. They couldn’t even agree on the result. Politicians, and many whites, called the violent event a ...
The Days of Rage were a series of protests during three days in October 1969 in Chicago, organized by the emerging Weatherman faction of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The group planned the October 8–11 event as a "National Action" built around John Jacobs' slogan "bring the war home", [1] which grew out of a resolution drafted by ...
Anti-immigration demonstrators have attacked police and smashed the windows of a hotel, as unrest across the country continues. Masked rioters launched lengths of wood and sprayed fire ...