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The local public housing project, Trumbull Park Homes, was the site of White violence against Black tenants, resulting in a horrific race riot in 1953.
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Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
One of the university’s most famous buildings is Tillman Hall, named for Ben Tillman, a white supremacist who participated in two race riots in my home state of South Carolina: the Hamburg and Ellenton massacres.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2025
The film takes direct inspiration from the real-life race riots in El Ejido in 2000 in the province of Almería.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2025
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Essence, 26 Nov. 2025
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.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
One of the university’s most famous buildings is Tillman Hall, named for Ben Tillman, a white supremacist who participated in two race riots in my home state of South Carolina: the Hamburg and Ellenton massacres.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2025
The film takes direct inspiration from the real-life race riots in El Ejido in 2000 in the province of Almería.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2025
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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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