1968 Miami riot

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A group of black organizations in Miami called for “a mass rally of concerned Black people,” to take place on August 7, 1968, at the Vote Power building in Liberty City, a black neighborhood. Sponsors were the , the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and numerous smaller organizations. The protest was not provoked by a specific incident, but was intended “to show their frustration with the nation’s unfair political, social, and economic systems.” Another scholar described the root causes as “discrimination, proscription, and segregation.” A more extensive statement from the same scholar says the “major grievances... included deplorable housing conditions, economic exploitation, bleak rdf:langString
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rdf:langString * Deplorable housing conditions * Racial discrimination * Poor economic conditions * Poor police-community relations * Economic competition with Cuban refugees
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rdf:langString Governor of Florida * Claude Kirk Mayor of Miami-Dade County * Chuck Hall
rdf:langString SCLC member * Ralph Abernathy
rdf:langString the Civil Rights Movement
rdf:langString * Nothing, except publicity
rdf:langString * Vote Power League * Southern Christian Leadership Conference * Congress of Racial Equality * Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
rdf:langString * Florida Army National Guard * Florida Highway Patrol * Miami Police Department
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rdf:langString A group of black organizations in Miami called for “a mass rally of concerned Black people,” to take place on August 7, 1968, at the Vote Power building in Liberty City, a black neighborhood. Sponsors were the , the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and numerous smaller organizations. The protest was not provoked by a specific incident, but was intended “to show their frustration with the nation’s unfair political, social, and economic systems.” Another scholar described the root causes as “discrimination, proscription, and segregation.” A more extensive statement from the same scholar says the “major grievances... included deplorable housing conditions, economic exploitation, bleak employment prospects, racial discrimination, poor police-community relations, and economic competition with Cuban refugees.” The date was chosen to coincide (because of the publicity opportunity) with the Republican National Convention being held in Miami Beach.
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