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  2. 1966 Dayton race riot - Wikipedia

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    The 1966 Dayton race riot (also known as the Dayton uprising) was a period of civil unrest in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The riot occurred on September 1 and lasted about 24 hours, ending after the Ohio National Guard had been mobilized. It was the largest race riot in Dayton's history and one of several to occur during the 1960s.

  3. Racism in Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    In the early 20th century, racial discrimination was added into deeds, with 67 percent of all Central Ohio subdivisions found to have exclusionary covenants against people of color during a period from 1921 to 1935. [7] [1] A 1948 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Shelley v. Kraemer, found these clauses to be unconstitutional.

  4. List of Jim Crow law examples by state - Wikipedia

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    Twenty-nine Jim Crow laws were passed in Texas. The state enacted one anti-segregation law in 1871 barring separation of the races on public carriers. This law was repealed in 1889. 1865: Juneteenth [Constitution] The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are ...

  5. Racial segregation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ohio, like most of the North and West, did not have de jure statutory enforced segregation (Jim Crow laws), but many places still had de facto social segregation in the early 20th century. Together with state sponsored segregation, such private owner enforced segregation was outlawed for public accommodations in the 1960s.

  6. Hough riots - Wikipedia

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    During the 1950s, middle-class whites largely left the neighborhood of Hough in Cleveland, Ohio, and working-class African Americans moved in. [2] [3] By 1966, more than 66,000 people, [4] nearly 90 percent of them African American, [5] lived in Hough.

  7. Glenville shootout - Wikipedia

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    The Glenville shootout was a gun battle that occurred on the night of July 23–24, 1968, in the Glenville section of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.Gunfire was exchanged for roughly four hours between the Cleveland Police Department and the Black Nationalists of New Libya, a Black Power group.

  8. Segregation is a common tale in American cities — most practiced discrimination in housing loans and urban renewal — but at the same time, every town has its own unique narratives.

  9. Category:History of racism in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Historically segregated African-American schools in Ohio (2 P) L. Lynching deaths in Ohio (4 P) S. Sundown towns in Ohio (6 P) Pages in category "History of racism in ...