Cambridge riot of 1967

The Cambridge riot of 1967, was a race riot that occurred on July 24, 1967 in Cambridge, Maryland, a small town on the Eastern Shore. For years racial tension had been high in Cambridge with the city experiencing riots in the early-to-mid 1960s but the events of 1967 would prove to be much more destructive. After a fiery speech was given by H. Rap Brown on the evening July 24, black residents began to clash with police with Brown being injured by a buckshot to the face. He was then rushed out of Cambridge but the situation had already spiraled out of control with 17 buildings burning down on the black side of the city. The riot angered Governor Spiro Agnew who sought to have Brown charged and the FBI ultimately became involved in tracking down the Civil Rights activist.