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In August, Musk boosted a fake news headline purporting to be from the Telegraph that said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was considering building 'emergency detainment camps' on the Falkland Islands to detain prisoners from an outbreak of race riots in the country.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
The doc comes after a series of race riots that took place in cities across the UK this summer and lasted just under a week.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
The last time the Insurrection Act was used was under President George H.W. Bush during the Los Angeles race riots, but it was done so at the request of the California governor, Brennan Center data shows.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
McGlynn also noted the history of the 1921 race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
—Greg Bishop | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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