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Series of urban disturbances that erupted in Pittsburgh on April 5, 1968
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.
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Overview
The neighborhoods most impacted were the
Hill District ,
North Side , and
Homewood . More than one hundred businesses were either vandalized or looted with arsonists setting 505 fires.
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One person was killed and thirty-six were injured.
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Aftermath
After six days, order was finally restored on April 11, with property damage surpassing $600,000 (equivalent to $5.05 million in 2022). One thousand arrests were made by law enforcement. Many of the neighborhoods impacted never fully recovered in the following decades.
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See also
Other Civil Rights-Era riots in Pennsylvania
References
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"Pittsburgh's Hill District: The Death Of A Dream" . The Huffington Post . 16 July 2012.
^ Emily Ruby.
"1968 : The Year That Rocked Pittsburgh" . Journals.psu.edu . Retrieved 2016-04-21 .
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"History of Riots in Pittsburgh" . 17 June 2015.
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"MLK riots: 40 years later, turmoil on the Hill stirs memories" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 2, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2022 .
^ Mellon, Steven; Routh, Julian (April 2, 2018).
"The Week the Hill Rose Up" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 31, 2022 .
^
"Pittsburgh's Hill District: The Death Of A Dream" . The Huffington Post . 16 July 2012.
^ Emily Ruby.
"1968 : The Year That Rocked Pittsburgh" . Journals.psu.edu . Retrieved 2016-04-21 .
^
"History of Riots in Pittsburgh" . 17 June 2015.
^
"MLK riots: 40 years later, turmoil on the Hill stirs memories" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 2, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2022 .
^ Mellon, Steven; Routh, Julian (April 2, 2018).
"The Week the Hill Rose Up" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 31, 2022 .
^
"Pittsburgh's Hill District: The Death Of A Dream" . The Huffington Post . 16 July 2012.
^ Emily Ruby.
"1968 : The Year That Rocked Pittsburgh" . Journals.psu.edu . Retrieved 2016-04-21 .
^
"History of Riots in Pittsburgh" . 17 June 2015.
^
"MLK riots: 40 years later, turmoil on the Hill stirs memories" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 2, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2022 .
^ Mellon, Steven; Routh, Julian (April 2, 2018).
"The Week the Hill Rose Up" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 31, 2022 .
^
"Pittsburgh's Hill District: The Death Of A Dream" . The Huffington Post . 16 July 2012.
^ Emily Ruby.
"1968 : The Year That Rocked Pittsburgh" . Journals.psu.edu . Retrieved 2016-04-21 .
^
"History of Riots in Pittsburgh" . 17 June 2015.
^
"MLK riots: 40 years later, turmoil on the Hill stirs memories" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . April 2, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2022 .
^ Mellon, Steven; Routh, Julian (April 2, 2018).
"The Week the Hill Rose Up" .
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved July 31, 2022 .