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When America entered the Second World War, states and cities moved to enact additional hate speech laws, in part to prevent race riots that threatened to disrupt industrial production and the war effort.
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Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Marshall worked with Looby as the NAACP defended a group of 25 Black men charged following the 1946 Columbia race riot.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
In 2013, his family donated the pitcher to the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.
Chase in politics
During his time in Cincinnati in the 1830s and ’40s, Chase witnessed race riots and the Lane Seminary debates on slavery.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Far-right groups promoted a false rumor that the attacker was a migrant, leading to days of race riots that saw crowds of agitators target and attack hotels housing asylum seekers.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Marshall worked with Looby as the NAACP defended a group of 25 Black men charged following the 1946 Columbia race riot.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
In 2013, his family donated the pitcher to the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.
Chase in politics
During his time in Cincinnati in the 1830s and ’40s, Chase witnessed race riots and the Lane Seminary debates on slavery.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Far-right groups promoted a false rumor that the attacker was a migrant, leading to days of race riots that saw crowds of agitators target and attack hotels housing asylum seekers.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for race riot
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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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