1967 Buffalo riot

Race riot in New York, United States 1967 Buffalo riot Long hot summer of 1967 June 26 - July 1, 1967 Buffalo, New York rioting, arson, vandalism Black residents of Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Police Department Buffalo Fire Department 40+ injured Three policemen and one firefighter injured The 1967 Buffalo riot was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "long, hot summer of 1967". This riot occurred on the East Side of Buffalo, New York from June 26 to July 1, 1967. On the afternoon of June 27, 1967, small groups of African American teenagers cruised the neighborhood of William Street and Jefferson Avenue breaking car and store windows. By night, nearly 200 riot-protected police were summoned and a violent encounter ensued."The Circle Association's African American History of Western New York State, 1935 to 1970" Many African Americans, three policemen, and one fire fighter were injured. Although the riot dispersed that night, it began again the next afternoon with fires set, cars over-turned, and stores looted, many of them having the words "soul brother" written on them. This time 400 police were summoned. Forty black people were injured, nearly half from bullet wounds. The riots virtually shut down the city. During the night of June 28, over 40 people were hurt, 14 with gunshot wounds."Preliminary Report on the Disturbances in Buffalo June 26 - July 1, 1967," https://web.archive.org/web/20080509074435/http://www.buffalonian.com/history/articles/1951-now/1967riots/index.html May 9, 2008 by the Staff of the Store Front Education Centers On June 30, Jackie Robinson, then serving as Governor Nelson Rockefeller's Special Assistant for Urban Affairs, met with Mayor Frank Sedita about the riots. It was the first move by the Governor to intervene in the violence."Robinson Sent to Buffalo's Riot District," by the Associated Press, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 1, 1967. On November 10, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Buffalo and in a speech titled "The Future of Integration" at Kleinhans Music Hall before about 2,500 persons sponsored by the Graduate Student Association at the University at Buffalo proclaimed: "We are moving toward the day when we will judge a man by his character and ability instead of by the color of his skin.""Massive Action Urged: King Says Negro In Economic Trap," https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030201/http://www.buffalonian.com/hnews/1967mlkinginbuffalo.html 2016-03-04 by Richard E. Baldwin, Buffalo Courier-Express, November 10, 1967.Race, Neighborhoods, and Community Power: Buffalo Politics, 1934-1997, by Neil Kraus, Published 2000, SUNY Press, Buffalo (N.Y.)Google books reference Walter C. Rucker, James N. Upton, Encyclopedia of American race riots (Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2006) p. 83-84. See also List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States References External links Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Buffalo Historicfilms.com riot footage Category:African-American riots in the United States Category:1967 riots Category:1967 in New York (state) Category:African-American history in Buffalo, New York Category:Riots and civil disorder in New York (state) Category:20th century in Buffalo, New York Category:June 1967 in the United States Category:July 1967 in the United States Category:Long, hot summer of 1967