Benton Harbor riots

Benton Harbor riots

The city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has had two major riots in recent times.

1966

On August 30, 1966, due to a fatal shooting [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Negro Crowd Stones Cars in Michigan |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/584507082.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI |work=Chicago Tribune |publisher= |date=1966-09-01 |accessdate=2008-03-21 ] , residents rioted for six days. The riot was quelled after Governor George W. Romney dispatched troops from the Michigan National Guard [ [http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2360_3003_3009-27393--,00.html History of the Michigan National Guard: The Tumultuous 1960s: Benton Harbor, 1966] , State of Michigan website.] cite news |first=William F. III |last=Ast |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Violence brings back bad memories for some |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/index.php?pSetup=heraldpalladium&curDate=20080318&nav=archive&pageToLoad=e_archiveShow.php&aDate=06/19/2003&aCateg=news&aFile=i:/data/newsmem/text_archives/heraldpalladium//2003/06/19/news/export42210.txt |work=The Herald-Palladium |publisher= |date=2003-06-19 |accessdate=2008-03-19 ] .

2003

In June 2003, a small minority of the residents in Benton Harbor rioted for two days when black motorcyclist Terrance Shurn, being chased by a mixed-race police officer, crashed into a building and died. Roughly two hundred homes were set on fire, and thousands of law enforcement personnel from around the state came to Benton Harbor to stabilize the situation. Many saw the riots as a sign of frustration from the mostly black youth population. [cite news |first=Ted |last=Hartzell |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=House burned, police vehicles vandalized during Benton Harbor riot |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/index.php?pSetup=heraldpalladium&curDate=20080318&nav=archive&pageToLoad=e_archiveShow.php&aDate=06/17/2003&aCateg=news&aFile=i:/data/newsmem/text_archives/heraldpalladium//2003/06/17/news/export42151.txt |work=The Herald-Palladium |publisher= |date=2003-06-17 |accessdate=2008-03-19 ] [cite news |first=William F. III |last=Ast |authorlink= |coauthors=Michael Eliasohn |title=Second night of violence leaves at least 15 injured in Benton Harbor |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/index.php?pSetup=heraldpalladium&curDate=20080318&nav=archive&pageToLoad=e_archiveShow.php&aDate=06/18/2003&aCateg=news&aFile=i:/data/newsmem/text_archives/heraldpalladium//2003/06/18/news/export42182.txt |work=The Herald-Palladium |publisher= |date=2003-06-18 |accessdate=2008-03-19 ] [cite news |first=Scott |last=Aiken |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Huge police presence, rain keep rioters off the streets |url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/index.php?pSetup=heraldpalladium&curDate=20080319&nav=archive&pageToLoad=e_archiveShow.php&aDate=06/19/2003&aCateg=news&aFile=i:/data/newsmem/text_archives/heraldpalladium/2003/06/19/news/export42206.txt |work=The Herald-Palladium |publisher= |date=2003-06-19 |accessdate=2008-03-19 ]

Indirectly, the riot contributed to the Jimmy Carter Work Project being held in Benton Harbor and Detroit in [http://www.habitat.org/jcwp/2005/ 2005] .

Other years

Benton Harbor also experienced rioting in 1960, 1967, and 1990.x]

References

External links

* [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/BH_final_report_76471_7.pdf Benton Harbor, A Plan for Positive Change: Final Report of the Governor’s Benton Harbor Task Force] , Reverend James Atterberry and Greg Roberts, co-chairs, October 15, 2003
*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Rain, curfew help bring quiet night to Benton Harbor |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/06/18/michigan.unrest/ |work= |publisher=CNN |date=2003-06-19 |accessdate=2008-07-30
*cite news |first=Jodi |last=Wilgoren |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Fatal Police Chase Ignites Rampage in Michigan Town |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D06E3D81138F93AA25755C0A9659C8B63&pagewanted=all |work=The New York Times |publisher=2003-06-19 |date= |accessdate=2008-07-30


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