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At the beginning of his career, Looby worked alongside Thurgood Marshall to represent 25 Black men who’d been charged with murder in the aftermath of a race riot in Columbia, Tennessee.
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Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
Others have done so to break strikes, tamp down election or race riots, and enforce court orders or tax collection.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
An influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles’ oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighborhoods following one of the country’s worst race riots.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Examples include the 1943 Detroit race riot and 1967 uprising, multiple eras of discriminatory policing and the 1992 killing of Malice Green, a failure to address the educational needs of Black students, redlining and the construction of freeways and industrial factories in Black neighborhoods.
—Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
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Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
Others have done so to break strikes, tamp down election or race riots, and enforce court orders or tax collection.
—Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024
An influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles’ oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighborhoods following one of the country’s worst race riots.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Examples include the 1943 Detroit race riot and 1967 uprising, multiple eras of discriminatory policing and the 1992 killing of Malice Green, a failure to address the educational needs of Black students, redlining and the construction of freeways and industrial factories in Black neighborhoods.
—Malachi Barrett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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