Division Street riots
1966 civil unrest in Chicago / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Division Street riots were episodes of rioting and civil unrest, which started on June 12 and continued through June 14, 1966. These riots are remembered as a turning point in Puerto Rican civic involvement in Chicago.[1][2] This was the first riot in the United States attributed to Puerto Ricans.[3]
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Date | June 12–14, 1966 | ||
Location | Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
Resulted in | Spanish Action Committee of Chicago (SACC), Latin American Defense Organization | ||
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