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In reply to the discussion: 11 stunning images highlight double-standard of reaction to riots like Baltimore [View all]ieoeja
(9,748 posts)44. 3 riots. Two cities wiped off the face of the earth. Hundreds killed.
2 Sep 1885 - rioting Whites kill 28 Chinese, burn down 75 homes
31 May - 1 Jun 1921 - Whites destroy the wealthiest Black community in the United States killing up to 300, wounding over 800 and leaving 10,000 homeless
23 Jan 1923 - Whites destroy the entire African-American city of Rosewood, FL
For some strange reason I could not find a single instance of bankers taking to the street in anger. I guess that means they are just better people than the rest of us.
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11 stunning images highlight double-standard of reaction to riots like Baltimore [View all]
gollygee
Apr 2015
OP
The only riot in that article that matches my criteria are the Draft Riots during the Civil War.
DetlefK
Apr 2015
#13
Mainly because when white people riot, they're usually rioting over the outcome of some
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2015
#58
8 women were raped in Detroit in the aftermath of the Tigers winning the World Series in 1984.
ScreamingMeemie
Apr 2015
#28