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Miami Riot of 1980 in relation to Crime and Race

Miami Riot of 1980 is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: The Miami, Florida, riot of 1980 was a culmination of a sequence of events that were seen by many of the city’s Black residents as clear evidence of a pattern of racial bias and outright racism directed against African Americans. Although Miami, like many other American cities, had experienced racial tensions in the past, the series of incidents that began in 1979 would lead to an eruption of violence that crippled Miami for days, leaving 18 people dead and close to 1,000 wounded. This episode did not result in the most monetary damage or the greatest number of casualties of any riot in U.S. history. It differed from previous race riots, however, in the way it began and progressed and the extent of anti-White violence that occurred. In 1979 the climate of race relations in Miami was already somewhat fragile.

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  1. Entry about Miami Riot of 1980 in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime

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