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In reply to the discussion: It's war. [View all]aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)61. A few more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_massacre_of_1871_%28Los_Angeles%29
"The Chinese massacre of 1871 was a racially motivated riot on October 24, 1871, when a mob of over 500 white men entered Los Angeles' Chinatown to attack, rob and murder Chinese residents of the city.[1] The riots took place on Calle de los Negros (Street of the Negroes), also referred to as "Nigger Alley", which later became part of Los Angeles Street. A total of 18 Chinese immigrants were systematically killed by the mob, making the so-called "Chinatown War" the largest incident of mass lynching in American history."
http://newsone.com/3009368/race-riots-augusta-ga/
"On May 11, 1970, the city of Augusta, Ga., was rocked by a race riot sparked by a prison killing of a mentally handicapped Black teenager at the hands of prisoners. Black residents in the town frustrated by the treatment of police and the conditions of the jail marched through the town before it was a full-fledged riot. By the next day, six people were dead and more than 60 were injured after the melee."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_State_killings
"The Jackson State killings occurred on Friday May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 14, 1970, a group of student protesters against the Vietnam War, specifically the United States invasion of Cambodia, were confronted by city and state police. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve.[1] The event happened only 11 days after National Guardsmen killed four students in similar protests at Kent State University in Ohio, which had first captured national attention."
Jackson State, Mississippi protest victims:

"The Chinese massacre of 1871 was a racially motivated riot on October 24, 1871, when a mob of over 500 white men entered Los Angeles' Chinatown to attack, rob and murder Chinese residents of the city.[1] The riots took place on Calle de los Negros (Street of the Negroes), also referred to as "Nigger Alley", which later became part of Los Angeles Street. A total of 18 Chinese immigrants were systematically killed by the mob, making the so-called "Chinatown War" the largest incident of mass lynching in American history."
http://newsone.com/3009368/race-riots-augusta-ga/
"On May 11, 1970, the city of Augusta, Ga., was rocked by a race riot sparked by a prison killing of a mentally handicapped Black teenager at the hands of prisoners. Black residents in the town frustrated by the treatment of police and the conditions of the jail marched through the town before it was a full-fledged riot. By the next day, six people were dead and more than 60 were injured after the melee."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_State_killings
"The Jackson State killings occurred on Friday May 15, 1970, at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in Jackson, Mississippi. On May 14, 1970, a group of student protesters against the Vietnam War, specifically the United States invasion of Cambodia, were confronted by city and state police. Shortly after midnight, the police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve.[1] The event happened only 11 days after National Guardsmen killed four students in similar protests at Kent State University in Ohio, which had first captured national attention."
Jackson State, Mississippi protest victims:

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Thanks - as relevant today as when it was written about the Hollywood "hippie riots" in in the 60s
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#16
Stephen Stills wrote For What It's Worth about the Sunset Strip riots of 1966
aint_no_life_nowhere
Aug 2014
#54
thanks for the correction and the details.. it was relevant then, and it's relevant today..
2banon
Aug 2014
#65
I think it is worth a mention that West Hollywood's eventual incorporation was motivated to a
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2014
#79
Those rightwing racist pricks had their "Democratic" enablers along the way...
villager
Aug 2014
#27
teaparty is just what they call themselves now, before most of them had no group to cling
randys1
Aug 2014
#83
Your post is triggering all sorts of memories for me. I was a little boy then, about 8 years old. My
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#60
Way off topic, but I hope you're recording or writing down your memories of Chicago '68, so that
VanGoghRocks
Aug 2014
#86
OMG How on earth could I forget to mention Chicago in 1968...jeez there's a story for the ages
2banon
Aug 2014
#49
And how could I forget to mention Philadelphia 1985? The Police BOMBED an entire neighborhood block
2banon
Aug 2014
#66
That's because there is a wider agenda at work here. Good, bad,...they're the ones getting the tank.
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#34
And the republicans can't say there isn't when the police Will shoot you on sight.
Initech
Aug 2014
#13
I wonder how many cops complained their job felt more like being at work....
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2014
#33
This is what happens when you give military equipment to cops. It does no good if it's not used. nt
neverforget
Aug 2014
#25
It's war and they sure as hell to do not see themselves as public servants paid by the people. We
jwirr
Aug 2014
#32
Come to think about it - you are right. But I do wonder if this isn't the way we are treating people
jwirr
Aug 2014
#71
Except for the occasional clash between uprising vs. land and order, I don't see it.
aikoaiko
Aug 2014
#37
AUTHORITY has been challenged with words...it's show time for Amendment 2
HereSince1628
Aug 2014
#69
It has been war. Bush spying on anti-war orbs. The brutal repression of Occupy and the attack on
Luminous Animal
Aug 2014
#55