1964 Philadelphia race riot
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The Philadelphia race riot, or Columbia Avenue Riot, took place in the predominantly black neighborhoods of North Philadelphia from August 28 to August 30, 1964. Tensions between black residents of the city and police had been escalating for several months over several well-publicized allegations of police brutality.[1]
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1964 Philadelphia race riot | |||
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Part of Ghetto riots | |||
Date | August 28 - 30, 1964 | ||
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Caused by | Allegations of police brutality | ||
Methods | rioting, looting, arson | ||
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Injuries | 341 | ||
Arrested | 774 |
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This riot was one of the first in the civil rights era and followed the 1964 Rochester race riot and Harlem riot of 1964 in New York City.