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1 Ms. Eraqi

2 Police Abuse Lack of Affordable Housing Urban Renewal Projects Black Bottom & 1-75 Economic Inequality Rapid Demographic Change More African- Americans Black Militancy

3 Police raided an all black Blind Pig at 12 th Street and Clairmount Avenue. 83 African-Americans were celebrating the return of a Vietnam Vet. Police tried to arrest all on the spot. Angry crowds gathered outside

4 National Guard was mobilized within 2 days On 4 th Day of Riots 82 nd Airborne was called by President Johnson

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7 7,000 Arrests 1,189 Injuries 43 Deaths Over $5,000,000 in damages

8 Blacks still facing housing crisis Lack of Jobs No transportation Declining population


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