Recent Examples on the WebIn 1970, race riots in Asbury Park motivated the family to move to the mostly White suburb Wayside in Ocean Township, New Jersey.—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 After the six-plus months of race riots inspired by Black Lives Matter in 2020, the windows don’t evoke peaceful protest or reconciliation, either.—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024 The future Supreme Court justice was nearly lynched outside Columbia in 1946 after defending two Black men charged in a race riot.—Rachel Hatzipanagos, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024 In the video, Aldean performs in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee — the site of the 1946 Columbia race riot and the 1927 mob lynching of Henry Choate, an 18-year-old Black teenager.—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for race riot
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