100 – New York Draft Riots (New York City, 1863)
53 – Los Angeles riots (1992)
43 – Attica Prison riots (New York, 1971)
39+ – Tulsa Race Riot, (Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1921)
34 – Watts Riot (Los Angeles, 1965)
20 – Ludlow Massacre (Ludlow, Colorado, 1914)
5 – Greensboro massacre (Greensboro, North Carolina, 1979)
4 – Kent State shootings (Kent, Ohio, 1970)
September 29, 2009 at 6:51 pm |
What about the Baltimore Civil War riot which resulted in four dead soliders and 12 dead civilians? April 19, 1861, and they are sometimes considered the first bloodshed of the American Civil War. Union troops, versus Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, ultimately leading to the riot, and eventual martial law being declared upon the state.
October 25, 2009 at 11:28 pm |
I missed that one. thanks.
November 19, 2009 at 9:19 pm |
What about the 1967 Detroit riot where 43 died?
December 22, 2009 at 8:53 pm |
What about the nationwide workers strike in 1877? It is considered one of the most violent riots in our nations history.
August 12, 2010 at 2:04 am |
Did you not forget or no of the 1917 race riot in East St Louis, Illinois….
conservative number killed at 47. Ironically on July 4th.
August 12, 2010 at 5:38 am |
What about the West Virginia Coal Miners Uprising, i.e. The Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921?
May 20, 2012 at 12:38 am |
EAST ST LOUIS RACE RIOT OCCURRED ON JULY 2,1917,WITH AT LEAST 39 BLACKS AND 8 WHITES KILLED.