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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > race riots
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race riots  

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  • Riots with an ethnoracial dynamic have been a facet of U.S. history since at least the early 19th century. The causes of these disturbances range from anti-immigration sentiments and religious differences to economic rivalry and denial of opportunity to people of color more generally. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; Race Riots]

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