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About: 1968 Chicago riots

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The 1968 Chicago riots, in the United States, were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities. Soon riots began, primarily in black urban areas. Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage. Later the same year, around the Democratic National Convention, Chicago would once again be a place for political protest and clashes with the authorities.

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  • The 1968 Chicago riots, in the United States, were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities. Soon riots began, primarily in black urban areas. Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage. Rioters and police in Chicago – ironically a place of which King himself said "I've been in many demonstrations all across the South, but I can say that I have never seen, even in Mississippi and Alabama, mobs as hostile and as hate-filled as I'm seeing in Chicago" – were particularly aggressive, and the damage was severe. Of the 39 people who died in the nationwide disturbances, 34 were black. Chicago, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. experienced some of the worst riots following King's assassination. In Chicago itself, more than 48 hours of rioting left 11 Chicago citizens dead, 48 wounded by police gunfire, 90 policemen injured, and 2,150 people arrested. Three miles of East Garfield Park and West Garfield Park on West Madison Street were left in a state of rubble. Later the same year, around the Democratic National Convention, Chicago would once again be a place for political protest and clashes with the authorities. (en)
  • Les émeutes de 1968 à Chicago commencèrent après l'assassinat de Martin Luther King Jr. le 4 avril 1968. Des émeutes éclatèrent dès le 5 avril dans les ghettos afro-américains des quartiers ouest de Chicago sur environ 28 blocs situés sur West Madison Street. (fr)
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  • Rioting, race riots, protests, looting, attacks (en)
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  • United States government * 1st Armored Division * 5th Infantry Division Government of Illinois * Illinois Army National Guard City of Chicago * Chicago Police Department (en)
  • Rioters, protesters (en)
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  • Les émeutes de 1968 à Chicago commencèrent après l'assassinat de Martin Luther King Jr. le 4 avril 1968. Des émeutes éclatèrent dès le 5 avril dans les ghettos afro-américains des quartiers ouest de Chicago sur environ 28 blocs situés sur West Madison Street. (fr)
  • The 1968 Chicago riots, in the United States, were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rioting and looting followed, with people flooding out onto the streets of major cities. Soon riots began, primarily in black urban areas. Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage. Later the same year, around the Democratic National Convention, Chicago would once again be a place for political protest and clashes with the authorities. (en)
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  • 1968 Chicago riots (en)
  • Émeutes de 1968 à Chicago (fr)
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