race riot

noun

: a riot caused by racial dissensions or hatreds

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The carousel was also the epicenter of a race riot in 1961 following police being called on a group of young Black boys jumping on and off it. David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025 South Asian representation was spotlighted following the recent UK race riots, with the Diamond data showing little improvement. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024 Another structural factor that played a vital role in the Tulsa race riot was segregation. Kimberly Fain, JSTOR Daily, 5 July 2017 His campaign for a monument to Black Wall Street, where a race riot destroyed a prosperous neighborhood in Tulsa, recentered a big part of the conversation about identity in the United States. Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for race riot

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of race riot was in 1890

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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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