Posted on 04/28/2015 5:36:32 PM PDT by bryan999
In the wake of Freddie Gray’s funeral on Monday, as sections of Baltimore convulsed in riots, arson and looting, the city’s troubled history threatened to repeat itself.
On April 6, 1968, two days after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Baltimore, like many other cities across the country, found itself engulfed in riots. At the time, the city was still over 50% white, though the demographics were rapidly changing. In just two years, blacks would nearly equal the number of whites, whereas in 1950, the latter outnumbered the former 2 to 1.
In 1968, Baltimore was heavily segregated, which hasn’t changed. During the riots, the damage was generally confined to impoverished black communities, beginning on the city’s Eastside and spreading outward. After four nights, over 1,000 businesses had been looted, damaged or burned to the ground. Six people were dead and more than 700 were injured. The price tag on the damage, accounting for inflation, would today equal $79 million.
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To me, the best explanation was seeing a picture of the mayor.
Zowie.
Saw a map at the link, but no explanation about the dots or what they meant. Of course, I don’t go to unknown sites with full scripting enabled, so there might be something for the more trusting to see.
Backfired?
Thanks for the link. I had seen the 2015 map but not the 68 one.
Why would you put this left wing BS on Free Republic?
Hearing her speak, confirms the zowie.
“It was a conservative backlash to the civil rights movement, and it backfired.”
45 years is a backlash? Must be weak, if it “backfired”.
Yup, that is the problem - MINIMAL muted reaction to beastly behavior. Dr. Spock doesn’t work.
America's underclasses can't even be bothered to riot properly any more.
Nancy Pelosi’s brother was the mayor in 1968
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/417581/fires-last-time-lessons-1968-baltimore-riots-john-fund
Rush’s take on this. Near bottom
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/04/28/quick_hits_page
the link leads to a map and reference to a study by a professor peter levy who claims the latest riots are a result of the 40 year war on crime..... REALLY
the mayor of baltimore takes full blame for the damages due to failure to do her job and enforce the law.... NOT overenforcement... the libtards refuse to take responsibility for their acts and always blame someone or something else...
BALTIMORE IS 60% BLACK, HAS A BLACK MAYOR AND A BLACK POLICE CHIEF... and hasn’t had a republican in charge for decades..but it’s the conservatives fault.... ???????
Hey thanks for your concern.
I thought the maps were interesting.
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