1968 riots may refer to:
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Orangeburg massacre
The Orangeburg massacre refers to the shooting of protesters by South Carolina Highway Patrol officers in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the South Carolina State University campus on the evening of February 8, 1968. About 200 protesters had prev ...
, February 8, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina
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King assassination riots
The King assassination riots, also known as the Holy Week Uprising, were a wave of civil disturbance which swept the United States following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968. Many believe them to be the greatest wav ...
, April and May, across the United States, including:
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1968 Washington, D.C., riots
The Washington, D.C., riots of 1968 were a four-day period of violent civil unrest and rioting following the assassination of leading African American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., on April 4, 1968. Part of the broader Ki ...
, April 4–8, Washington, D.C.
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1968 Chicago riots (West Side Riots), April 5–7, Chicago, Illinois
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Baltimore riot of 1968
The Baltimore riot of 1968 was a period of civil unrest that lasted from April 6 to April 14, 1968, in Baltimore. The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national gua ...
, April 6–12, Baltimore, Maryland
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Avondale, Cincinnati#Riots of 1968, April 8, Cincinnati, Ohio
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1968 Kansas City, Missouri riot, April 9, Kansas City, Missouri
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Wilmington riot of 1968, April 9–10, Wilmington, Delaware
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1968 Louisville riots, May 27–29, Louisville, Kentucky
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May 1968
The following events occurred in May 1968:
May 1, 1968 (Wednesday)
* CARIFTA, the Caribbean Free Trade Association, was formally created as an agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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civil unrest and student riots in France
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Glenville shootout, July 23–28, Cleveland, Ohio
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1968 Democratic National Convention protest activity
The 1968 Democratic National Convention protests were a series of protest activities against the Vietnam War that took place prior to and during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Counterculture and anti-Vietnam War protest groups began ...
, August 1968, Chicago, Illinois
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