List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States

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Listed are major episodes of civil unrest in the United States. This list does not include the numerous incidents of destruction and violence associated with various sporting events. [1]

Contents

18th century

19th century

1800–1849

1850–1859

1860–1869

1870–1879

The New York Orange Riot of 1871, between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants. Orange Riot 1871 crop.jpg
The New York Orange Riot of 1871, between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants.

1880–1889

1890–1899

20th century

1900–1909

1910–1919

1920–1929

1930–1939

1940–1949

1950–1959

1960–1969

1968 Washington, D.C., riots Leffler - 1968 Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. riots.jpg
1968 Washington, D.C., riots

1970—1979

1980–1989

The disturbance lasted for an hour with 150 youths participating. A grocery store was looted and set on fire. Four police officers, including one involved in the initial arrest, were injured. [48] [49]

1990–1999

21st century

2000–2009

2010–2019

2020–2024

Protesters surround a police precinct in Minneapolis during the George Floyd protests, part of a larger wave of civil unrest in 2020 and 2021. 5-27-2020 (32 of 61) (49944139137).jpg
Protesters surround a police precinct in Minneapolis during the George Floyd protests, part of a larger wave of civil unrest in 2020 and 2021.

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