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Riots and civil disorder in Miami-Dade County, Florida (7 P) Pages in category "Riots and civil disorder in Florida" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
1863 – Southern bread riots, April 2, Riots which broke out in the South during the Civil War due to food shortages throughout the Confederate States of America; 1863 – Battle of Fort Fizzle, June, also known as the Holmes County Draft Riots, active resistance to the draft during the Civil War, Holmes County, Ohio
The 1982 Overtown riot was a period of civil unrest in Miami, Florida, United States, from December 28 to 30, 1982.The riot was caused by the shooting death of an African American man in the city's Overtown neighborhood by a Latino police officer on December 28, leading to three days of disorder that resulted in one additional death, numerous injuries and arrests, and widespread property damage.
Riots occurred in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1996 following the shooting and death of an unarmed African American male teenage motorist during a police traffic stop. Initial incident [ edit ]
She "explained what she said was in reference to the police department's history of SWAT raids from 2006–2014 in northwest Hallandale Beach, which she said is historically black." [51] Hollywood: On June 5, about 120 protesters gathered at the intersection of 441 and Griffin Road and marched north to pay tribute to George Floyd and Breonna ...
The airlines operating between South Florida and Haiti have not said what they will do beyond Monday. “Right now, we are monitoring to see what’s best,” said Harper, the American spokeswoman.
Largest civil and racially-charged insurrection in American history. [25] Battle of Liberty Place: September 14, 1874 New Orleans, Louisiana: White League: Attempted insurrection by the Crescent City White League against the Reconstruction Louisiana state government. [26] Federal troops restored the elected government.
Today, police and prison spending consume hundreds of billions of dollars that could be spent developing community infrastructures and nonpunitive alternatives to prisons and policing.