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ST9 URBAN UNREST
           
Racial Tensions Turn Violent
Hundreds of race-related riots rocked American cities in the mid-l960s. The Watts riot in 1965 and the Detroit riot in 1967 were particularly violent. Over 65 African Americans lost their lives in these two riots.
 
 
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