1967 Milwaukee riots
The 1967 Milwaukee riot was one of 159 riots to occur during the summer of 1967. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, black residents fed up with the slow pace of change in regards to ending housing discrimination and police brutality began to riot on the evening of July 30. The inciting incident was a fight between teenagers which escalated into full-fledged rioting with the arrival of police. Within minutes arson, looting, and sniping was ravaging the North Side of the city (primarily the 3rd Street Corridor) with a round the clock curfew being put into effect on July 31. The National Guard was mobilized to quell the disturbance that same day and by the time order was restored on August 3, four people, including a policeman, were dead and over 1,500 had been arrested. Although the damage caused by the riot was not as destructive when compared to other cities such as Detroit and Newark, many businesses in the affected neighborhoods were severely damaged and tensions between police and residents would only increase. The July disturbance also served as a catalyst to additional unrest in the city with equal housing marches held in August often turning violent as black demonstrators and authorities clashed. [1][2][3]
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