race riot

American  

noun

1. a riot resulting from animosity or tensions between racial or ethnic groups.

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race riot British  

noun

1. a riot among members of different races in the same community

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Etymology

Origin of race riot

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Her father, the late actor Henry Fonda, witnessed the lynching of a Black man during the 1919 Omaha race riots when he was 14, casting him into becoming a lifelong liberal.

From Los Angeles Times

Historically, Springfield, Ohio, like other U.S. cities, has experienced major racial conflict and segregation tracing back to the city’s early 1900s race riots.

From Salon

Ndinda said their marriage was reported in newspapers and on television from the UK and Kenya to the United States and some reports said there was a threat of race riots.

From BBC

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, protests, looting, and anger were boiling up in the streets of Boston, a city that has played host to both abolitionists and vicious race riots.

From New York Times

Singleton remained within the core materials when he covered lynching, housing and job discrimination, the impetus for race riots, art and cultural contributions.

From Los Angeles Times