George Floyd uprising
George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked the largest racial justice protests in the United States since the Civil Rights Movement. But... Read more
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US black soldiers mutiny
An Australian historian has uncovered hidden documents which reveal that African American troops used machine guns to attack their white officers in... Read more
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Baltimore uprising
Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man from Baltimore, was arrested by Baltimore police on April 12, 2015. He had run after seeing the uniformed officers. Read more
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Rusk State hospital uprising
In 1919, Rusk State Penitentiary in Texas was turned into a hospital for the ‘Negro insane’. The facility achieved notoriety when, on April 16, 1955... Read more
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St Mary’s county Maryland enslaved people rebellion
In the annals of slave rebellions, Nat Turner’s name looms large. The insurrection he led in Southampton County, Va., in 1831, involved the murders of... Read more
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New York City slave uprising
Between twenty-five and fifty blacks congregated at midnight in New York City, New York on April 6, 1712. With guns, swords and knives in hand.. Read more
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Chicago uprising
The photo is one of dozens that Moyo took during the days of looting and violence that engulfed the city after King’s killing. Moyo, who taught science at a nearby school at the time, followed his curiosity and sense of purpose to what Chicago newsrooms called a “riot”—and what journalist Gary Rivlin later described as one of the most traumatic events in the city’s history. The unrest left 11 dead, dozens injured from police gunshots and two miles of charred rubble where a thriving business district once stood. Read more
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