racial riot
C59055
concept
A racial riot is a violent public disturbance involving groups of people in conflict primarily along racial or ethnic lines, often triggered by perceived injustices, discrimination, or intergroup tensions.
Observed surface forms (2)
- Red Summer event ×2
- communal violence ×1
Instances (4)
- Bisbee riot of 1919
- Norfolk race riot of 1919 via concept surface "Red Summer event"
- Charleston riot of 1919 via concept surface "Red Summer event"
- Punjab Partition massacres via concept surface "communal violence"