Long, hot summer of 1967
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The long, hot summer of 1967 refers to the more than 150 race riots that erupted across major cities in the United States during the summer of 1967.[2][3][4] In June there were riots in Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, and Tampa. In July there were riots in Birmingham, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Newark, New Britain, New York City, Plainfield, Rochester, and Toledo.
Long, hot summer of 1967 | |
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Part of the Ghetto riots | |
Date | Summer of 1967 |
Location | |
Resulted in | Kerner Commission established |
Casualties | |
Death(s) | 85+[1] |
Injuries | 2,100+ |
Arrested | 11,000+ |
The most destructive riots of the summer took place in July, in Detroit and Newark; many contemporary newspaper headlines described them as "battles".[5] As a result of the rioting in the summer of 1967 and the preceding two years, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Kerner Commission to investigate the rioting and urban issues of Black Americans.[6]