Box R.15

Scope and Contents Riot files mostly contain reporting and documentation on riots related to race in the United States between the 1930’s-1970’s. Reporting is on specific events like the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, as well as general incidents that are state and city specific. Files mainly contain reporting in the form of clippings,writings and photographs depicting the aftermath of riots. Some reporting on incidents like prison and military base riots contains documentation in the form of legal...

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Reporting on riot at shipyard of the Alabama dry dock and shipbuilding company; Includes coverage of riots that occurred in response to eight black men facing the death sentence.

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Clippings that document race riots that occurred in 1712, 1863, 1917-1921