Events tagged with "community protests"

Historical Events tagged with "community protests"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Crown Heights Riot Erupts in Brooklyn

August 19th, 1991 33 years ago

The Crown Heights riot began following a fatal car accident involving a car from the Hasidic community and a Black child. Tensions escalated rapidly as protests erupted, fueled by longstanding racial animosities and community grievances. The riot lasted for several days, bringing national attention to the racial and ethnic tensions in urban America, especially in racially diverse neighborhoods such as Crown Heights.