1969 York race riot

1969 York race riot
1969 York race riot
Part of Ghetto riots
Date	July 1969
Location	York, Pennsylvania
Caused by	Racially polarizing murders
Resulted in	; Investigations of murders; End of riots by police;
Parties
Casualties
Death(s)	2
Injuries	80+
Arrested	100+

The 1969 York race riot refers to a period of racial unrest in York, Pennsylvania in July 1969. This period of increased racial unrest followed a period of significant racial tension, rioting and racial justice protests that were taking place in multiple cities across Pennsylvania and the nation, during and after the Civil rights movement — actions that had endeavored to abolish multiple forms of legalized institutional racism in the United States through primarily nonviolent methods between 1954 and 1968.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Zarefsky, David. President Johnson's War on Poverty: Rhetoric and History, pp. 111-118. University, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1986.
^ Peter J. Ling, "What a difference a death makes: JFK, LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964." The Sixties 8#2 (2015): 121–137.
^ "Cities Find Riot Insurance Dear, Hard to Get." York, Pennsylvania: The York Dispatch, August 15, 1969, p. 5 (subscription required).
^ McKee, Don. "Double Trouble: The Economics of Racism." York, Pennsylvania: The Gazette and Daily, June 29, 1963, p. 19 (subscription required).

[1] Zarefsky, David. President Johnson's War on Poverty: Rhetoric and History, pp. 111-118. University, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1986.

[2] Peter J. Ling, "What a difference a death makes: JFK, LBJ, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964." The Sixties 8#2 (2015): 121–137.

[3] "Cities Find Riot Insurance Dear, Hard to Get." York, Pennsylvania: The York Dispatch, August 15, 1969, p. 5 (subscription required).

[4] McKee, Don. "Double Trouble: The Economics of Racism." York, Pennsylvania: The Gazette and Daily, June 29, 1963, p. 19 (subscription required).

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