Sentence examples for racial riots from inspiring English sources

It was here that the first major racial riots took place in 1984, not in Paris.

The first generation assumed office in independence, the second after the racial riots of 1969.

That summer, serious racial riots broke out in Detroit, Newark and other cities.

White flight from the shopping district had followed the 1968 racial riots, and private disinvestment had accelerated.

But some activists pointed the finger at Mr. Abbott; one accused him of "inciting racial riots" with his comments.

"This sectarian violence and racial riots could spread not only to the entirety of Burma but across the region, which will threaten the regional stability," the group said.

Lengthy comment on the racial rioting that exploded last Thursday in Newark, N.J.

The New Yorker, July 22 , 1967P. 23 Lengthy comment on the racial rioting that exploded last Thursday in Newark, N.J.

Enraged whites went on the rampage, erupting in racial rioting in 50 cities across America in which at least 23 blacks and two whites died.

By Fred C. Shapiro The New Yorker, July 22 , 1967P. 23 Lengthy comment on the racial rioting that exploded last Thursday in Newark, N.J.

Writing in Monday's issue of The Independent, Ms. Abbott said the pattern of the current disorder was similar to that of the last major racial rioting in London, which occurred in 1986.