race riot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of race riot
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In 1833, Detroit was devastated by a race riot sparked by a dispute over escaped enslaved people, and loopholes in antislavery provisions abounded.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022
Malaysian social media users on Monday reported a slew of posts on short video platform TikTok after the election that mentioned a deadly race riot in Kuala Lumpur on May 13, 1969.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2022
“If they cannot rely on its intelligence about a pandemic or about who’s responsible for violence during a race riot or the trajectory of a hurricane, what are they there for?”
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2020
In 1943, he and White created a radio drama about the recent Detroit race riot, which concluded with Willkie warning of homegrown fascism.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018
The Negro in Chicago; a study of race relations and a race riot in 1919.
From The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter by Porter, Dorothy B.
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