Sparked by frustrations about police brutality and discrimination after the arrest of an African-American man, the riots (yes, they were riots) claimed 34 lives, more than 1,000 injuries, and $40 ...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a shortened prison sentence of just one day for an ex-police officer ...

The riots caused more than $400,000 in property damage and prompted 6,000 African Americans—more than half of East St. Louis’s African American population—to flee the city.

A story provided by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association about the day Lafayette residents rioted against abolitionists and African Americans.

History of Mexican American group Pachucos remembered on ann'y of Zoot Suit Riots© ABC News Zoot suits were broad-shouldered jackets with balloon-leg pants, and sometimes a flamboyant hat.© ABC News ...

There are over 300 PBS Member Stations across the country, with many telling incredible stories in their own backyard. American Experience's The Riot Report explores when Black neighborhoods ...

Save Story TOPICS: Charleston 1919 racial riot Historical marker Red Summer African American communities Archdale Street St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Violence ...

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Pennsylvania State University, 2006. Contents Historical roots of an African American community, 1800-1898 -- The African American political experience, ...

President Biden establishes Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument, preserving 1.57 acres of federal land and honoring victims of the violent riot.

On the first day of one of the first AP African American Studies classes ever taught, Marlon Williams-Clark rattled off a list of Black luminaries to see how many his students had heard of. Only ...

To start, Emmett Till Alerts will be sent to 167 black elected officials statewide, national civil rights organizations, clergy members and other leaders.