1968 riots

1968 riots

1968 riots can refer to any number of riots that occurred in the United States in 1968, many of which were related directly or indirectly to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

* Orangeburg massacre, S.C. State Univ., Feb. 8, Orangeburg, South Carolina
* 1968 Washington, D.C. riots, April 4-8, Washington, D.C.
* Baltimore riot of 1968, April 6-7, Baltimore, MD
* 1968 Chicago riots, West Side Riots, April 7-14, Chicago, Illinois
* Louisville riots of 1968, May 27, Louisville, Kentucky
* Glenville Shootout, July 23-28, Cleveland, Ohio
* 1968 Democratic National Convention riot, Aug. 1968, Chicago, Illinois

May also refer to the student riots in Paris, France. See May 1968 in France


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