1960s riots

• Where were the two main uprisings of summer 1967?

  Newark and Detroit
• What was used to restore order in Detroit?

  2700 US army troops who used 201 rounds of ammunition
• Where is Newark?

  New Jersey
• Where is Detroit?

  Michigan
• what was used to restore order in Newark?

  The National guard and state police tried to restore order
• What was the underlying cause of revolt in Newark?

  Poverty and deprivation
• When did riots break out in Newark?

  The day after the plans for a Second Annual Black Power Conference in Newark were announced
• What triggered the riots in Newark?

  Police brutality against a local black cab driver
• What happened in Newark?

  Snipers fired at law enforcements, guns were stolen and families stole clothes, toys and liquor from ruined stores
• What were the actions of the National Guard and state troopers seen as?

  Indiscriminate shooting of suspected looters
• How many were affected by Newark?

  20 died and hundreds were injured
• What was the NAACP's position?

  They denounced the Newark rioters, but blamed local officials for inaction over high poverty rate and slums
• What did the New York Times describe the riots as?

  They said that the term, 'rebellion' was more appropriate
• How many attended the Black Power Conference in Newark?

  Over 1000
• Which black American was the elected as Major of Newark?

  Kenneth Gibson in 1970, the first black leader of a major Northeastern city
• Why did conditions not improve under Kenneth Gibson?

  'White flight' had eroded Newark's tax base so ghetto conditions remained poor
• How many riots were there in North, Midwest and West cities?

  Over 300 between 1964-68
• What were the years of 1964-68 deemed?

  The 'Long Hot Summers'
• How many race riots were there during the 'Long Hot Summers'?

  238 race riots in over 200 cities
• When was the Watts riots?

  1965
• Where was Watts?

  LA
• How many cities experienced major riots in 1964?

  16
• How many cities experienced serious riots in 1968?

  64
• How many deaths did the riots lead to?

  Over 250 deaths
• How many serious injuries came as a result of the riots?

  10,000
• How many were arrested as a result of the riots?

  60,000
• What was the racial composition of Watts?

  It was predominately black
• How long did the Watts riots last?

  6 days
• When did the Watts riots begin?

  11th August 1965
• How many deaths did the Watts riots lead to?

  34
• How many were injured and arrested at Watts?

  1032 injured and 4000 arrested
• How many people were involved in the Watts riots?

  34,000 people
• How much damages resulted due to Watts?

  1000 buildings destroyed totalling $40 million in damages
• What started the Detroit riots?

  A 'hate strike' by 25,000 white defence workers
• What did the Detroit riots lead to?

  9 whites and 25 blacks dead, 800 injured
• What did the Governor blame the Detroit riots on?

  'Negro hoodlums' and denounced the mixing of white and black Americans in the same neighbourhood