1968 Pittsburgh riots

The 1968 Pittsburgh riots were a series of urban disturbances that erupted in Pittsburgh on April 5, 1968, following the assassination of Martin Luther King. Pittsburgh, along with 110 other cities, burned for several days and 3,600 National Guardsmen were needed to quell the disorder. The neighborhoods most impacted were the Hill District, North Side, and Homewood, with casualties including one death and 36 injuries. Over 100 businesses were either vandalized or looted with arsonists setting 505 fires. After six days, order was finally restored on April 11, with property damage surpassing $600,000 (equivalent to $4.68 million in 2021) and 1,000 arrests being made by law enforcement. Many of the areas affected by the disorder would never fully recover in the following decades.[1][2][3][4][5]

1968 Pittsburgh riots
Part of the King assassination riots
DateApril 5–11, 1968
Caused byAssassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Resulted inProperty destroyed, order restored.
Parties to the civil conflict
Rioters
Casualties
Death(s)1
Injuries36
Arrested1,000

See also

Other Civil Rights-Era riots in Pennsylvania

References
  1. "Pittsburgh's Hill District: The Death Of A Dream". The Huffington Post. 16 July 2012.
  2. Emily Ruby. "1968 : The Year That Rocked Pittsburgh". Journals.psu.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
  3. "History of Riots in Pittsburgh". 17 June 2015.
  4. "MLK riots: 40 years later, turmoil on the Hill stirs memories". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 2, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. Mellon, Steven; Routh, Julian (April 2, 2018). "The Week the Hill Rose Up". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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