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
Mr. Milliken took office less than two years after a race riot in Detroit had claimed more than 40 lives.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2019
And the Tulsa race riot, which wiped out what was, in 1921, one of the most affluent black communities in America.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2019
After the Detroit race riot in 1943, presidential assistant Jonathan Daniels had organized a committee to deal with racial troubles.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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