Race Riots of 1968

By laurenbailly

  • Washington DC

    Washington DC
    Throughout this riot bulding were set on fire and fire fighters had bottles and rocks thrown at them whenever they attempted to stop the fires or the fighting. By the end of the riot there were 12 dead, 1097 injured and over 6,100 arrests made. The damages reached a high of about 27 million dollars. This riot along with the march that came through DC destroyed DC's inner city economy.

  • Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
    The death of civil rights activist MLK Jr. sparked the domino effect of race riots that broke out all across the country on April 4, 1968

  • Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago, Illinois
    This riot broke out mainly in the black suburbs of Chicago and then it spread across the city. This riot lasted two whole days and resulted in 11 deaths, 48 wounded, and 2,150 arrested. This riot caused 50 million dollars of damage.

  • Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland
    This riot broke out in the back and east ghettos of Baltimore. It began on April 6th and ended on April 12 of 1968. It resulted in 7 deaths and 5,500 arrests. It resulted in 12 million dollars worth of damage.

  • Louisville, Kentucky

    Louisville, Kentucky
    This race riot broke out in the west end of Louisville where many blacks lived. During the riots cars were turned over and set on fire and bottles and rocks were thrown at officers. This riots resulted in 472 arrests and 2 dead. There was 200,000 dollars of damage done to the city.