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The 1970 Asbury Park race riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in Asbury Park, New Jersey between July 4 and July 10, 1970. [1] The seven days of rioting, looting, and destruction left more than 180 people injured, including 15 New Jersey state troopers, and resulted in an estimated $5,600,000 in damages.
Asbury Park (/ æ z b ɛr i /) is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey.It is part of the New York metropolitan area. [23] [24] As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 15,188, [13] [14] a decrease of 928 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,116, [25] [26] which in turn reflected a decline of 814 (−4.8% ...
1970 — 1970 Asbury Park race riots, July 4—10, Asbury Park, New Jersey 1970 — 1970 Memorial Park riot , August 24—27, Royal Oak, Michigan 1970 — Sterling Hall bombing , Univ. of Wisc., August 24, one killed, Madison, Wisconsin
In 1970, shortly after the Club opened, riots tore through Asbury Park, damaging the musically rich Springwood Avenue area, and drug use increased. According to Don Stine, president of the Asbury Park Historical Society, there was an integration of races, cultures, and musical styles at the Upstage. [6]
Contact Asbury Park Press reporter Erik Larsen at elarsen@gannettnj.com. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Shore father and son charged in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol Show ...
Brute Force, aka Asbury Park High School 1957 graduate Steven Friedland, whose "King of Fuh" was released on the Beatles' Apple Records in 1969. More: Bruce Springsteen and E Street at Sea Hear ...
Asbury Park riots, Asbury Park, New Jersey – July; Chicano Moratorium of 1970, an anti Vietnam War protest turned riot in East Los Angeles – August; East LA Riots, January 31, 1971 East Los Angeles, California; Bridgeport Riots, May 20–21, 1971 Bridgeport, Connecticut; Chattanooga riot, [99] May 21–24, 1971 Chattanooga, Tennessee
The front page of the Asbury Park Press from Monday, Nov. 24, 1947.