race riot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of race riot
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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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
Some students also mentioned the Tulsa race riot.
From New York Times • May 25, 2021
The congregation’s building was destroyed in the 1921 race riot, and members rebuilt at the current location seven years later.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2020
Hoover called for investigation into “radical activity” again after a race riot in Omaha, Nebraska, on Sept. 28, 1919, but “none could be found,” Ellis writes.
From Slate • Jul. 19, 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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