The following is a list of incidents of civil unrest in Atlanta.
| Year | Date | Main article | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | March 18 | Part of the Southern bread riots during the American Civil War. A mob of 10 to 20 women raided a store and stole foodstuff. The food riot is referred to as the "Atlanta Bacon Riot of 1863" by the Atlanta History Center.[1] | |
| 1906 | September 22–24 | 1906 Atlanta race massacre | Part of the nadir of American race relations. A mob of roughly 10,000 white Americans attacked African Americans following reports of several alleged assaults by black men on white women. An estimated 27 to 42 people died.[2] |
| 1956 | December 2–3 | Approximately 2,000 Georgia Tech students rioted after Governor Marvin Griffin requested the Georgia Board of Regents to bar the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team from competing in the 1956 Sugar Bowl against an integrated opponent.[3] | |
| 1967 | June 17–20 | 1967 Atlanta riots | Part of the long, hot summer of 1967. Rioting occurred after the arrest of activist Stokely Carmichael, resulting in 1 death and 3 injured.[4] |
| 1987 | November 23 – December 3 | Atlanta prison riots | Approximately 1,400 Cuban inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, participated in a prison riot over fear of deportation to Cuba. One inmate died during the riot.[5] |
| 2020 | May 29 – June | George Floyd protests in Atlanta | Part of the George Floyd protests in Georgia.[6] |
| 2023 | January 21 | Part of the Stop Cop City movement. Rioting occurred in downtown Atlanta after a vigil was held in honor of Tortuguita, an activist who was killed several days earlier. Six people were arrested.[7] |
See also
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edit- ^ Dreyer, Michael (April 17, 2024). "The Atlanta Bacon Riot of 1863". Atlanta History Center. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Bartlett, Sarah (September 13, 2010). "Atlanta Race Riot of 1906". BlackPast.org. Archived from the original on June 19, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Maisel, Ivan (February 26, 2019). "'The South Stands at Armageddon': Breaking the Sugar Bowl color barrier". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Race Troubles: 109 U.S. Cities Faced Violence in 1967". U.S. News & World Report. July 12, 2017 [August 14, 1967]. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Harte, Tiffany (November 30, 2021). "Pandemonium at the Pen: Cuban Refugees Riot to Stay in the U.S." Atlanta History Center. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Braverman, Jason (June 2, 2020) [June 1, 2020]. "Social unrest, demonstrations across metro-Atlanta on June 1". WXIA-TV. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta Riots Timeline: How 'Stop Cop City' movement led to violent night in Downtown". WAGA-TV. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.