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List of incidents of civil unrest in Baltimore

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This list is about incidents of civil unrest, rioting, violent labor disputes, or minor insurrections or revolts in Baltimore, Maryland.

  • 1835 – Baltimore bank riot, occurred August 6 through 9 following the failure of the Bank of Maryland
  • 1856 – Know-Nothing Riot of 1856, occurred in the fall of that year following the October municipal election
  • 1861 – Baltimore Riot of 1861, occurred on April 19 between antiwar Democrats, Confederate sympathizers, and members of the Massachusetts militia
  • 1877 - Baltimore railroad strike, occurred from June 16 to 29 as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877
  • 1968 - Baltimore riot of 1968, occurred from April 6 to 14 following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • 1974 - Baltimore municipal strike of 1974, occurred June 30 through July 14 and began when waste collector sought higher wages and better working conditions
  • 2015 - 2015 Baltimore protests, occurred April 12 following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody
  • References

    List of incidents of civil unrest in Baltimore Wikipedia


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