1967 Plainfield riots

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The 1967 Plainfield riots were a series of violent civil disturbances in Plainfield, New Jersey, sparked by racial tensions and police-community conflicts during the broader wave of urban unrest across the United States that summer.

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instanceOf civil disturbance
riot
urban unrest
chronologyWithin Civil rights movement era NERFINISHED
contextOf debates over policing in New Jersey
urban policy discussions in late 1960s United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource New Jersey state investigative reports
contemporary newspaper reports
scholarly works on urban riots
follows 1964 urban riots in the United States
1965 Watts riots NERFINISHED
1967 Newark riots NERFINISHED
hasCause alleged police brutality incident
economic inequality
police–community conflict
racial tensions
systemic racism
hasEffect arson
calls for police reform in Plainfield
changes in municipal leadership priorities in Plainfield
curfew in Plainfield, New Jersey
deaths
deployment of New Jersey National Guard
deployment of state police
heightened racial tensions in Plainfield
increased police presence in Plainfield, New Jersey
injuries
local economic decline in affected neighborhoods
looting
property damage
hasParticipant African-American residents of Plainfield
New Jersey National Guard NERFINISHED
New Jersey State Police NERFINISHED
Plainfield Police Department NERFINISHED
locatedIn New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

Plainfield, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
partOf 1967 urban riots in the United States
Long Hot Summer of 1967 NERFINISHED
history of riots and civil disorder in New Jersey
pointInTime 1967
significantFor African-American history in New Jersey NERFINISHED
civil rights era urban unrest
history of Plainfield, New Jersey
startTime 1967-07

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Long Hot Summer of 1967 hasPart 1967 Plainfield riots