List of incidents of civil unrest in Baltimore
This list is about incidents of civil unrest, rioting, violent labor disputes, or minor insurrections or revolts in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1835 – Baltimore bank riot, occurred August 6 through 9 following the failure of the Bank of Maryland[1]
- 1856 – Know-Nothing Riot of 1856, occurred in the fall of that year following the October municipal election[2]
- 1861 – Baltimore Riot of 1861, occurred on April 19 between antiwar Democrats, Confederate sympathizers, and members of the Massachusetts militia[3]
- 1968 - Baltimore riot of 1968, occurred from April 6 to 14 following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.[4]
- 1877 - Baltimore railroad strike, occurred from June 16 to 29 as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877[5]
- 1974 - Baltimore municipal strike of 1974, occurred June 30 through July 14 and began when waste collector sought higher wages and better working conditions[6]
- 2015 - 2015 Baltimore protests, occurred April 12 following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody[7]
See also
- List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
- Lists of Incidents of unrest and violence in the United State by city
- List of riots (notable incidents of civil disorder worldwide)
References
- ^ Beirne, Francis F. (1984). The Amiable Baltimoreans. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 147–149. ISBN 978-0-8018-2513-2. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
- ^ Melton, Tracy Matthew. Hanging Henry Gambrill: The Violent Career of Baltimore's Plug Uglies, 1854-1860 (2005)
- ^ Vogler, Mark E. (April 18, 2009). "Civil War Guard on duty in Baltimore to save President Street Station". eagletribune.com. Eagle Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Levy, Peter B. (2011). "The Dream Deferred: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Holy Week Uprisings of 1968". In Jessica I. Elfenbein; Thomas L. Hollowak; Elizabeth M. Nix (eds.). Baltimore '68 : riots and rebirth in an American city. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1-4399-0662-0.
- ^ McCabe, James Dabney; Edward Winslow Martin (1877). The History of the Great Riots: The Strikes and Riots on the Various Railroads of the United States and in the Mining Regions Together with a Full History of the Molly Maguires.
- ^ Cook, Louise (15 July 1974). "Workers' unrest interrupts municipal service". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ Valcourt, Derek (April 19, 2015). "Freddie Gray Dies In Hospital One Week After Arrest In Baltimore". WJZ-TV. Retrieved May 5, 2015.