Florida race riots 1979

[ErikJ]

Does anybody remember the McDuffie murder riots?

Arthur McDuffie (c. 1946 – December 21, 1979) was an African American who was beat to death by five white Miami-Dade police officers after a traffic stop was conducted. He had led the officers on a high-speed chase on his motorcycle, and was driving with a suspended license. The officers were acquitted of charges in McDuffie's death.
One of the worst race riots in United States history broke out in the black neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City in Miami after the officers' acquittals. The federal government tried Veverka, one of the officers, on civil rights violations in 1980; he was acquitted. In 1981 Dade County paid McDuffie's family a settlement of $1.1 million after it filed a civil lawsuit against the officials.

[Sedona]

1. Yep, I was a teenager in Broward County

the race riots spilled in to the high schools too.

(edited for typo)