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I removed the following sentence: "It has also been used against civil protesters fighting for racial equality in the deep south Freedom Riders." I initially only intended to copy-edit the sentence as it was grammatically incorrect. However, upon reviewing the Freedom Riders article, I found no mention of martial law. I also reviewed several related articles, such as Bull Conner, Birmingham campaign, Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama and Bombingham. None mentioned an imposition of martial law in the Deep South, so I conclude that this statement is without citation and removed it. I did find a reference to martial law in Maryland during the Civil Rights Movement, which I intend to add to the article in place of the removed sentence: "On June 11, struggles between blacks and whites escalated into violent rioting, leading Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes to declare martial law." 8.19.241.10 (talk) 20:59, 29 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Kent State

Kent State in 1970 should be added to this list. The governor publicly stated that he would seek a court order, essentially declaring martial law. (He did this because of violent riots that had happened) While the declaration never actually officialy happened, the National Guard as well as officials at the University believed that it did. And more importantly, they acted as if martial law was declared by the government/courts. The National Guard had taken control over the university. A couple of things the National Guard did while the University was under martial law, was to ban the first amendment freedom of assembly. In protest, thousands of students did exactly that. They assembled peacably. The National Guard then proceeded to force them to the top of a hill at gun point and then fired into the crowd.

So this is an example of martial law happening illegally. (Not that the other ones were necessarily legal) Ammon1011 (talk) 12:54, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Civil War

I find no reason for the Civil War to be excluded from this list. Ammon1011 (talk) 13:01, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind, it is included, isn't it? Ammon1011 (talk) 13:37, 16 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of Albert Patterson

This should be added.

From Albert Patterson's Wikipedia page: "Within weeks, Gov. Gordon Persons declared martial law in the city, effectively giving the Alabama National Guard the law enforcement duties in the city and county." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Patterson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.3.167 (talk) 20:18, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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