race riot

noun

: a riot caused by racial dissensions or hatreds

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In August, Musk boosted a fake news headline purporting to be from the Telegraph that said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was considering building 'emergency detainment camps' on the Falkland Islands to detain prisoners from an outbreak of race riots in the country. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 The doc comes after a series of race riots that took place in cities across the UK this summer and lasted just under a week. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024 The last time the Insurrection Act was used was under President George H.W. Bush during the Los Angeles race riots, but it was done so at the request of the California governor, Brennan Center data shows. Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 McGlynn also noted the history of the 1921 race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for race riot 

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of race riot was in 1890

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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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