riots

Traces the history of riots in the United States and examines their causes and results. Also discusses ways of dealing with mob action.

Relates the causes, events, and aftermath of the brief battle in 1851 between slave owners and escaped slaves led by William Parker.

An account of the events and the subsequent changes in the Los Angeles Police Department that began with the beating of Rodney King by police officers on March 3, 1991, and cumulated in the Riots of South Central Los Angeles when the police officers were aquitted of the beating.

Examines the events spanning the past 500 years which led to the riots in Los Angeles, discussing poverty, miseduation, racism, and injustice as major factors.

A history of mob violence in the United States, from the time of the American Revolution to the riots in Los Angeles in 1992.

Provides a detailed description of the 1968 Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, and discusses the events of each day, along with a week prior, and the aftermath.

Presents an analysis of the actions of the police during the protest riots that erupted during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, examining their behavior within the context of the time and the culture from which they emerged.

Racial tension, riots, and conflict erupt in the middle class town of Wilmington, North Carolina.

A gang rivalry ensues after an African-American asks a white girl to dance.