1968 Chicago riots
| 1968 Chicago Riots | |||
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| Part of the King assassination riots | |||
| Date | April 5, 1968 – April 7, 1968 | ||
| Location |
Chicago, Illinois, United States 41°52′N 87°44′W / 41.867°N 87.733°WCoordinates: 41°52′N 87°44′W / 41.867°N 87.733°W |
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| Causes | Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. | ||
| Methods | Rioting, race riots, protests, looting, attacks | ||
| Parties to the civil conflict | |||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 11 | ||
| Injuries | 500 | ||
| Arrested | 2,150+ | ||
The 1968 Chicago riots, in the U.S., were sparked in part by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. King was shot while standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 pm. Violence and chaos followed, with blacks flooding out onto the streets of major cities. Soon riots began, primarily in black urban areas. Over 100 major U.S. cities experienced disturbances, resulting in roughly $50 million in damage.
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