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The 1980 Miami riots were race riots that occurred in Miami, Florida, starting in earnest on May 18, 1980, [1] following an all-White male jury acquitting four Dade County Public Safety Department officers in the death of Arthur McDuffie (December 3, 1946 – December 21, 1979), a Black insurance salesman and United States Marine Corps lance corporal.
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.
New performance and trim packages for both models included the "kit car" and the "Super Coupe", which combined performance trim with the 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8, but the six-cylinder engine was standard. The Volaré or Aspen "kit car", made in honor of NASCAR legend Richard Petty, was supposed to look as much like a race car as possible. The ...
After the accidental police shooting of a man in an Overtown video arcade, a riot broke out in the neighborhood. Cars were burned, businesses were looted, and police were shot at. Ivey Kearson, director of the Overtown Jobs Program, said of the riot's cause "unemployment in the area is 50 percent or higher."
A race riot, stoked by Mississippi's state authorities, breaks out at the University of Mississippi (commonly known as Ole Miss) after the admission of James Meredith, a black student, into the formerly segregated school. President John F. Kennedy quells the riot by mobilizing over 20,000 United States Army troops to combat the 3,000 rioters ...
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Stock car Direct-to-video short film. Part of Tim Conway's Dorf series. Days of Thunder: 1990 Drama Stock car Tom Cruise as a NASCAR newcomer, based loosely on Tim Richmond. [5] Thunderbolt: 1995 Action Touring car Hong Kong film with Jackie Chan as a race-car mechanic. [2] Race the Sun: 1996 Family Solar car
Crime drama, prison film [38] Breathless: Jim McBride: Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano: United States: Crime drama [39] Chained Heat: Paul Nicolas: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning: West Germany United States [40] Duvar: Yılmaz Güney: Tuncel Kurtiz, Ayse Emel Mesci, Malik Berrichi: France: Prison film, juvenile delinquency ...