| 1969 York race riot |
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| Date | July 1969 |
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| Caused by | Racially polarizing murders |
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| Resulted in |
- Investigations of murders
- End of riots by police
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White rioters
- White gangs
- Other white rioters
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Black rioters
- Black gangs
- Other black rioters
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| Death(s) | 2 |
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| Injuries | 80+ |
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| Arrested | 100+ |
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The 1969 York race riot refers to a period of racial unrest in York, Pennsylvania in July 1969. This period of increased racial unrest followed a period of significant racial tension, rioting and racial justice protests that were taking place in multiple cities across Pennsylvania and the nation, during and after the Civil rights movement — actions that had endeavored to abolish multiple forms of legalized institutional racism in the United States through primarily nonviolent methods between 1954 and 1968.