There are 300 injured, 420 fires, 550 cases of looting, and 1,350 arrested. Pennsylvania and Lafayette show more looting. The total complement of troops in the city is 10,848. • 8:30 p.m.—Some city policemen are pinned down behind cars by two or three snipers firing from upper floors of the Flag House housing project in the 1000 block of E. Lombard St. Sniper fire at police cruisers is reported at N. Fulton and Lafayette Ave. • 11:15 p.m.—National Guard troops move from the 5th Regiment Armory on trucks. A drug company in the 700 block of Whitelock St. is burned. Four blocks west, there are still more fires. The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national guard. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2011, 13-14. The car leaves for the hospital. More sniper shots reported by police. Baltimore erupted in riots a day after the assassination of the Rev. Scavengers and looters are separated into two charging categories by the Army. Things are relatively calm. Two people (one black, one white) burn to death in a blaze at Federal and Chester streets. A crowd of boys is dispersed from Mondawmin, and at Harford Road and North Ave. Problems are reported at Hoffman and Dallas streets, and Bond and Lanvale streets. They break up by 3:30 p.m. as the police K-9 corps moves in. • 8:05 p.m.—Looting and burning of a tailor shop in the 900 block N. Gay St. Holly St., there is looting and burning of grocery and liquor stores. County fire companies begin to be placed on stand-by. But there is a decrease in violence immediately after curfew. A crowd formed on Gay St. in East Baltimore, and by 5 pm some windows on the 400 block had been smashed. • 8 p.m.—An outbreak of sniper activity continues until 1 a.m. Looters and fire bombers strike hard in West Baltimore. A hit-and-run pattern of looting means that there are few clashes between looters and troops. A list of affected merchants will be compiled, and taxpayers will be allowed to file after the April 15 deadline without penalty. In the 800 block of W. Baltimore St., another furniture store is looted. • 5 p.m.—First reports of store windows being smashed and disturbances in the 400 block of N. Gay St. on the east side Thursday, April 11, 1968 Two new fires bring the total to 1,208. Gen. York, the mayor and Pomerleau spend more than two hours traveling through the city. On North and Patterson Park, the 100 block of E. Lanvale St., the 2100 block of Normandy Ave., the first block of N. Hilton St., the 600 block of Mt. Many people loot at will along Monroe St. This was and continues in large part to be why we had these types of riots, and at the time the police took signs and made arrests, but the media seemed to think it was OK to take a sign that one guy made, and re-print it and circulate to more than one hundred thousand readers, in nearly every state in the country. A black driver ducking from rocks thrown by whites loses control of his car and causes a three-car collision. • 7 a.m.—The curfew is lifted, and motorists from outside the city are allowed in. On Gilmore Ave., from Baltimore to Franklin, a string of drug and liquor stores is looted. The worst of the rioting appears to be taking place on the west side. • 8 p.m.—Fires are limited to a few vacant houses and previously looted stores, most of them in or near the west side. York comes to Baltimore. A firebomb attack is rumored in the Guilford area. Within an hour of Mayor D'Allesandro's vote of confidence in the city, 48 are arrested, 19 lootings reported and three new fires set. • 9:30 p.m.— Baltimore police set up a command post at Park Circle. Fires are being successfully battled, but the looting gets worse. This race riot broke out in the west end of Louisville where many blacks lived. • Evening—A service is set for Monday at Loyola. At Bond and Madison, a liquor store is looted and burned. [6] Task Force Baltimore peaked at 11,570 Army and National Guard troops on April 9, of which all but about 500 were committed to riot control duties. The incipient urban depopulation that occurred between 1950 and 1960âfrom 950,000 to 939,000 residents, the city's first decrease since 1800âsnowballed after the riots. York. Three stores are looted on Edmondson, and another six stores on Edmondson and Payson. Another two are burned. Night court plans are made to accommodate the large numbers of arrests made on the west side. Army helicopters patrol. A luncheonette is set on fire, and two blocks north a deli and three houses are burned. Rioting reported near the Murphy Homes at Myrtle Ave. and Hoffman. Agnew commits the National Guard. A Timeline of US Race Riots Since 1965. The store is looted and then burned along with and three other stores. The only market that is damaged is Broadway, by a small fire. • King visits Baltimore. In the 4800 block of Edmondson Ave., a service station is looted. In the Ashland Ave. and Aisquith St. area, there are disturbances which generate a police response. Baltimore accounts for a quarter of all national arrests and about a seventh of all post-assassination riot deaths. Since Saturday at 5:30 p.m., 510 have been injured, more than 900 fires reported, more than 1,700 cases of looting called in, and more than 3,450 blacks arrested. Special Collections Department There was 200,000 dollars of damage done to the city. • Afternoon—Sightseers take the place of street gangs. • Martin Luther King, Jr. deliveres a guest sermon at the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. A crowd regroups, chanting "That's enough, baby." • Night—Troops ordered to tuck away bayonets, a sign of easing tension. At Edmondson Village Shopping Center, three stores have shattered windows. Taxis are taken off the streets. The area is evacuated. Early on April 12, federal troops began to depart and by 6 pm that evening responsibility for riot control returned to the National Guard. Only three reports of looting and two fires, down from 194 lootings and 26 fires at the same time on Sunday, and 53 lootings and eight fires on Monday. • Noon—Peaceful gathering of 300 at memorial service for King [1], Violence decreased after April 9, and the Baltimore Orioles played their opening game the next day, though the April 12 James Brown concert remained cancelled. Other notables: There were seven reports of snipers after the 4 p.m. curfew, with sniper fire beginning in earnest after announcements were made about the situation being under control. Roadblocks are set up at downtown intersections, and motorists are forced to turn back. Known from its history and reputation as mob city, Baltimore has experienced riots regarding race issues and civil rights before. • 3 p.m.—In the 3400-4000 blocks of Edmondson Ave., hundreds of people are on the street. Pupil absences of more than 50 percent are reported in elementary schools and 50 percent in secondary schools, with many teacher absences. 6 p.m.—Fires at Gay and Eager, 200 block E. Biddle Street, 700 block of E. 20th St., 30th and Jenifer Sts., 200 block of S. Bethel St. at Bond and Gay, at Madison and Caroline, at Caroline and Dallas, at Ensor and Preston, at Warwick Ave. and Presbury St., at Biddle St. and N. Collington Ave., and in the first block of N. Poppleton St. Damage was estimated at over $12 million (equivalent to $77.5 million today). The 1968 rioting began in East Baltimore, as supermarkets, furniture stores, taverns and other shops were ransacked and burned. Two white men are shot during an alleged sacking of a small grocery in the 100 block of E. Lanvale St. Provident and Franklin Square hospitals are protected by guards. In the 1800 block of Harford Ave., four houses burn in two hours. • Dawn—Three house fires are reported, several lootings, and a two alarm fire in a liquor store at Federal St. and Milton Ave. The Adjutant General of Maryland, Major General George M. Gelston, commanded the National Guard force and also was given control of local and state police forces in the city (approximately 1,900 police officers). Laurens, Riggs and Stricker, all side streets of Pennsylvania, are consumed by looting. of Agriculture sends in trucks with nonperishable food at night. A fire is reported at W. North Ave, and surrounding stores are burglarized. November 15, 1953 Martin Luther King Jr., who was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968⦠• 2 p.m.—A large crowd of whites forms on the east side of the roadway near Perkins Homes, a southeast Baltimore housing project, shouting and taunting. East Baltimore police send 400-500 Guardsmen armed with bayonets onto Aisquith to 25th St. to stop curfew violators. Agnew releases a proclamation allowing banks to remain closed this day if the managers find it necessary. 5:06 p.m. —Fire at Myrtle Ave. and Mosher St., fire at N. Gilmore and Laurens St. 5:38 p.m.—Fire at N. Milton Ave. and Preston St. A dozen troop carriers are dispatched from the Armory. 5:07 p.m.—Fire in 1900 block N. Rosedale St., fires in 1000 block E. Lombard St. at N. Calhoun and School, fire at Liberty Heights Ave., at Allendale in the 1500 block of N. Gillmore St., in the 2000 block of E. Biddle St., in the 800 block of N. Port St. , in the 1600 block of E. Eager St. Amidst the damage in riot areas, streets are filled with broken glass. and Lanvale St. Looting is reported at Pressman St. and Fulton Ave. About 50 looters strike an abandoned liquor store three blocks south on Pressman. Fires in other areas are sporadic. One of the major outcomes of the uprising was the attention Spiro Agnew received when he criticized local black leaders for not doing enough to help stop the disturbance. Juvenile court cases are postponed to Monday. During a news conference he presses the federal government to pass a fair housing law and calls for Americans to begin electing persons to office based on their ability and not their skin color. • King comes to Baltimore as part of a multi-city campaign to encourage Negroes to vote in upcoming elections. The crowd flees, chanting "We shall overcome." • 11:30 p.m.—Baltimore Mayor D'Alessandro appears on television. • Night—Police exchange gunfire with suspected snipers on a roof in the 600 block of W. Lanvale St. • 8:45 p.m.—The worst fire yet is reported, at an A&P in the 1400 block of N. Milton in East Baltimore. Guardsmen enter projects in attempt to find the sniper. All off-duty firemen are ordered back to duty. ... a National Guardsman stands at a Detroit intersection during riots in the city. Communications rooms cool down around this time. By Agence France-Presse. 5:11 p.m.—Fire in the 1600 block of Eager St. George H. Cook A National Guardsman stands atop the City Hail, where many of the people arrested during the riots have been incarcerated. Agnew reportedly doesn't believe them. Police pelted with stones and bottles as they seal off Gay from the 400 block North to the 700 block. By this point, large sections of Federal, Gay, Monument, Aisquith, and Pennsylvania above Biddle St. have been cleaned out. / Listen: MP3 File Agnew extends the curfew to Baltimore County. He appeals to citizens to obey curfew and pleads for peace. • Late afternoon—People hoard food because of curfews and fear. Looting spreads out of poor areas into middle-class shopping centers serving racially mixed neighborhoods. The notable exceptions were the state's air defense units (which manned surface-to-air missile sites around the state), those units already on duty in the Washington, DC area, and a unit positioned in Cambridge, Maryland (the site of race riots in 1963 and 1967). Track how the aftermath of Kingâs killing played out on the streets of D.C. in our timeline of events above. A two-alarm fire is reported at Federal St. and Milton Ave. Two fires break out two blocks apart—at Federal and Holbrook Sts., and Harford Rd. By evening, the force equals more than 9,000 soldiers. [8] These forces had received orders to avoid firing their weapons, as part of an intentional strategy to decrease fatalities. In the 1600 block of Warwick Road a house is burned. These riots happened in 125 cities and were known as The Holy Week Uprising. Agnew became Nixon's vice presidential running mate in 1968. There are unconfirmed reports of snipers, bringing state police and soldiers in to protect firemen. • 6 p.m.—Looting at Gay and Monument streets "The Dream Deferred: The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Holy Week Uprisings of 1968,". • 6 p.m.—Between 5 and 6 p.m., trouble subsides. Fire fighting begins again. A three-building fire at the corner of Harford Avenue is the most serious of the night. • 3:10 p.m.—Sniper activity is reported at a fire at Fayette and Pulaski. At North and Linden, a crowd of 150 people witness three stores and several vacant buildings burn. • 9:30 a.m.—Sniper fire hits a car in the 1200 block of Aisquith Street. • Early afternoon—Tear gas is used to disperse a crowd of 300 youths who smashed into a grocery at North Ave. and Chester St., near the worst area of destruction on Saturday night. Jul 23, 1967. Looting takes place at Guilford Ave. and Lanvale St. and on Harford Ave. from Federal St. to North Ave. Two liquor stores in the 800 and 900 blocks of Caroline St. are burned. Disorderly crowds are reported in the 200 block of Edmondson Ave. and at Dukeland St. and Edmondson Ave. • Night—a shooting is reported at Lennox and Callow, and also at Franklin and Warwick Ave. At Division and Wilson, two fires break out. Around 8 pm, Governor Agnew declared a state of emergency. Later in the day, three dead are identified: killed at Harford and Lafayette, Federal and Chester, and North Ave. One person is shot in the 3500 block of Park Heights Ave. Teenage looters are reported as far north as the Pimlico area. Looting is seen in the 2400 block of Hollins Ferry Road at a grocery store. • 2 p.m.—Gov. A timeline created with Timetoast's interactive timeline maker. Nix, Elizabeth, and Jessica Elfenbein, eds., University of Baltimore 1968 Riot site, "Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth", ", Maryland State Archives Document Packet, prepared by, This page was last edited on 1 February 2021, at 22:47. In the 100 block of E. Lafayette Ave., another bar is looted. Some looting is seen at Reisterstown Road and Edmondson Ave. Since midnight, there have been 76 lootings and 10 fires. In the Lower Broadway area, a crowd gathers and heads towards stores in Forest Park, where rioters do damage. As whites enter these predominantly black projects, Guardsmen arrive, forcing whites east of Broadway and blacks west to create a three-block buffer zone. Fire goes to two alarms by 6:40 p.m. West side looting quickens; problems reported in the 1500-1700 blocks of Pennsylvania Ave. Police try to seal off the area, but teens circle back to loot liquor stores, with occasional rock and bottle throwing. there are reports of looting and burning. and Greenmount Ave. Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro III was unable to respond effectively. Johns Hopkins Hospital staff are asked to stay on duty all night. Pratt and Frederick represent a line of demarcation. Crowds chant "We've got the key to the city" and "We shall overcome." April 1, 1965 More than 80 percent of those booked since Saturday are tried. After noon a band of 75 youths armed with clubs and rocks march down Pratt and Frederick to the Westside shopping center. Crowds gather to watch. The block between 1700 and 2200 Monument is hard hit, with at least 15 stores heavily damaged. October 30, 1964 City and insurance company officials begin touring the damage. The same thing happens at Gay from Chase to Orleans. The U.S. Dept. Rioters set more than 1,200 fires during the disturbance. In the 800 block of Gay St., a man is killed behind the 1200 block of E. Madison St. after being chased following a looting. In the 2600 block of Harford Road, a bar that refused to serve blacks is looted. • 12:15 p.m.—Cordon lifted. Eastern High Schol is repurposed as a refugee center. The Eastern Police District runs short of men. • 11:10 p.m.—Fire truck returns, but the buildings are lost. • Midnight—Fresh gunfire at Flag House Housing Project draws police back. • Summary: Repairs and assessments continue. Sunday's police reports include 400 episodes of looting, for a two-day total of 600. National Guardsmen respond to hundreds of fires where they protect firefighters. If you have any requests or questions regarding the use of the transcript or supporting documents, please contact us: Robert l. Bogomolny Library Gov. Its maximum capacity is 2.500. The mood of the crowds is "uglier" than on Saturday. The 1968 riots had national political significance because of the reaction of thenâMaryland governor Spiro Agnew, a ⦠Agnew says the situation is in control. An early tour is made by D'Alessandro on Palm Sunday. The total population remained constant, but the black percentage of the total population had grown, while other populations shrank (a shift of 200,000 people). There is no arson in this area near the city line. Thursday, April 4, 1968 Firing first reported between police and rioters in the west side of the city. In the 1300 block of Edmondson Ave., a pawn shop is looted and 73 rifles are stolen. Thirty-two are treated for injuries, and 47 fires are set in the area overnight. • 7:15 p.m.—Economy/furniture/appliance store broken into by 50 youths in the 900 block of N. Gay. • Noon—Fire burns a laundromat and clothing store. • King speaks during the Baltimore Freedom Rally before a crowd of more than 8,000 at the Baltimore Civic Center. Scattered looting is reported at Baltimore and Pine streets. [7], After action reports credited both the National Guard and active Army forces for being extremely disciplined and restrained in dealing with the disturbance, with only four shots fired by National Guard troops and two by active Army troops. Ave. and Franklin St. This episode is just over the county line. These events are sometimes described as the Holy Week Uprising.[1]. • 10:15 p.m.—The Maryland National Guard is federalized and Gen. York is placed in command of all military units deployed in the riot area. During four days of looting, 288 liquor-related establishments were burned or looted, and 190 food stores vandalized. [4], Baltimore remained peaceful into the day on April 6. At the city jail, inmates briefly refuse to return to cells after lunch. Racially based communal conflict against African Americans that took place before the American Civil War, often in relation to attempted slave revolts, and after the war, in relation to tensions under Reconstruction and later efforts to suppress black voting and institute Jim Crow • National Guard on standby during day The situation was diffused by Major William "Box" Harris, the highest-ranking police officer in the city. Looting steps up and the west side's first major fires begin shortly before noon. At North and Baddish, fires are reported. 5:34 p.m.—Fire at E. Chase St. and Lakewood Ave. Four policemen turn them back. The city jail now holds 500. Four blocks of Harford Ave., from Federal St. to North Ave., that were hard hit by Saturday night's arson and looting erupt again. In the 1400 block of Presstman St., there is a looting. 5:09 p.m.—Police protection requested at N. Poppleton and Saratoga St. Agnew appears on television to explain what he has been doing and to announce a curfew. About 500 of more than 5,700 persons arrested remain to be tried on various charges, mostly for curfew violations. Mass racial violence in the United States, also called race riots, can include such disparate events as: . • 1:20 a.m.—Sniper fire in the 1400 block of E. Oliver St. Sniper not found but an arrest is made. Gasoline sales and other inflammables are banned (except in cars). Black unemployment was more than double the national rate, and even higher in especially poor communities. The immediate cause of the riot was the April 4 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee, which triggered unrest in over 100 cities across the United States. Another group jumps on the car and kicks in the hood and windows. Looting begins again, with 10 stores hit. Scarcities of milk and gasoline develop during the day. • 6:30 p.m.— Two alarm fire in Lewis Furniture Co., another furniture store in the 700 block of Gay. From 1970 to 1980, Baltimore's population declined from 906,000 to 787,000. Between 4 p.m. and this time, 30 store lootings and five fire bombings are called in to police. This timeline focuses on some major events of 1968. Looting in the 900 block of Whitelock St. is reported, and troops cordon off the area. • King cancels a visit to Baltimore where he was to speak at the convention of the Congress for Racial Equality (CORE). Plans are announced for at least one more night of curfew. • 9 a.m.—Prohibition on selling containers of flammable materials is lifted. The rioting appears to decline at normal meal times. A fire is reported on Fayette St. east of Broadway. The 1,300 troops of the Maryland Air National Guard were organized in a provisional battalion and used to guard critical infrastructure throughout the city, as well as an ad hoc detention facility at the Baltimore Civic Center. A 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew is ordered again. 5:31 p.m.—Fire in the 1200 block of E. Preston St. At Laurens and Stricker, a liquor store is destroyed by fire. With the intervention of federal forces, the Maryland National Guard was called into federal duty, resulting in a shift from state control (reporting to the Governor of Maryland) to federal control (reporting through the Army chain of command to the President). The supporting data were compiled mostly from local newspaper accounts of the events. At Ashland and Broadway, a drycleaners is burned. As of this point, 50 policemen and 10 firefighters have been hurt in the riots, none critically. Gov. • 2 p.m.—Service ends, city is peaceful In Pictures: The 1968 Baltimore Riots The assassination death of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968 sparked riots in more than 100 American cities. Fires in the 2700 block of Pennsylvania consume five stores and the apartments above. • 11 p.m.—Sharp drop in looting and fires between 9 and this point. "For the first time, unruly groups of whites and blacks confronted each other in the streets and posed the threat of race rioting," a news account reports. A major warehouse fire in the 500 block of Wilson St. is reported. A fire is reported at Lanvale St. and Guilford Ave. • 6:01 p.m. —Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis Workers clean up debris from lootings and fires on the west side. • Night—At least 110 communities across the country are hit by post-assassination violence, with approximately 29 percent of all arrests made in Baltimore. Phone booth service is out in riot areas. In the 2000 block of Edmondson Ave. and in the 900 and 1200 block of W. Baltimore, heavy looting is reported. Gov. Most serious areas are in the 1900 and 2300 blocks of E. Monument, the 700 and 900 blocks of N. Gay, and at the intersection of North and Greenmount Ave. Sunday April 7, 1968 Some 1,000 to 1,500 business owners are expected to meet at the Pikesville fire hall to discuss ways of getting help and of protecting against future disturbances. Three food distribution centers open at Eden and Ashland, North Ave. and Barclay St., and North and Pennsylvania. • 7:30 p.m.—By this time, the conflict has spread across the city, especially to the west, with 95 percent of the offenders estimated to be teenagers. • Noon—First major fire of the day, a two-story brick furniture warehouse a half block west of the 1700 block of Guilford Ave. and Lanvale. The Baltimore riot of 1968 was a period of civil unrest that lasted from April 6 to April 14, 1968, in Baltimore.The uprising included crowds filling the streets, burning and looting local businesses, and confronting the police and national guard. Fires on Harford Ave., from Federal St. to North Ave., are reported. Police began to move in. He puts in place a curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Along Gilmore from Baltimore St. to Franklin St., a string of discount drug and liquor stores is burglarized. In the 1800 block of Greenmount Ave., there is a looting of a liquor store. Agnew asks in telegrams to Pres. Spiro Agnew declares a state of emergency in Baltimore. The day that followed was a day of rememberance in Baltimore where people mourned the loss of a great leader. • 6 p.m.—First reports of looting at drycleaners, Gay and Monument streets. • 9 a.m.—Calls from the west side requesting shelter increase after this point. Lyndon Johnson orders 1,900 Army soldiers into Baltimore. Saturday's violence is confined to a 20-by-10 block on the east side spreading to the west side. Armed federal troops break up a peace meeting of 200 in Lafayette Square (even though they had approval from city police); angry crowds scatter and regroup at Mosher Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. • 6:15 p.m.— First report of fire at Ideal Furniture Company, 700 block of N. Gay. Boundaries of violence extend from Greenmount, North Ave., Chester and Baltimore. A fire takes place in a store in the 900 block of W. North Ave.; it is burned along with three other buildings. Looting at a liquor store at Baker St. and Fulton Ave. is reported. Guardsmen make a sweep through the east side. The ban on liquor sales is off, riot curfew lifted, and gasoline in containers rule is in effect. 1968: Year of Social Change and Turning Point in Vietnam and the U.S. Introduction âThe end result is that this nationâs people are almost totally frustrated. • 4 p.m.—At Monroe and Pratt, a crowd of white youths gather restlessly. • 9 a.m.—Several fires are reported on the east side, but the west side is quiet. Looting and burning sweeps up Greenmount Ave. and crosses North Ave. Only sworn member of the department on duty in the City of Baltimore during the period of civil unrest, 5 April through 14 April 1968, were eligible for this award. policemen during the curfew. Two stores on Greenmount in the 1200 block are burned. Twenty shotguns are ordered sent up from the Armory, and four cruisers are sent to disperse a crowd of hundreds of youths at Ashland and Central Ave. At Monument and Bond, a pawn shop is looted. During the riots cars were turned over and set on fire and bottles and rocks were thrown at officers. Three municipal courts are severely overcrowded. Detroit Riot This riot was before Martin Luther kIng Jr. assasination and the mehem uplifted when police officers raided a bar calld the Blind Pig. • Riots begin in earnest in Baltimore. Agnew announces that conditions are improved, enough to possibly modify or remove entirely the ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages in the city and five counties A tall white man runs past and fires three shots into the car at the children, then runs south and drops a pistol. • 8:50 a.m.—A bomb is found in the 2700 block of N. Charles St. • 3:40 p.m.—Three stores are looted at Guilford and 21st St. and at Fayette and Gilmore. The city jail remains filled beyond capacity. 1968: King assassination ... Baltimore⦠At North and Linden Aves. November 12, 1966 A store is looted and burned in the 2300 block of Hollins Ferry Road. • 10 a.m.—Rain begins; looting slows. There is a fire in the 4700 block of Park Heights. An unruly mob gathers in the 2400 block of Barclay St., and a crowd of looters moves in on a warehouse at Guilford and Biddle St. Much of this occurs just 20 minutes before the curfew begins. Johnson and the Maryland Congressional delegation that quick action be taken to bring damage caused by riots within the terms of federal disaster relief. A thrown brick cuts a patrolman's head. • 10 p.m.— A drug and liquor store at Windsor Mill Rd. There is a fire at 21st St. and Greenmount Ave., with one store and three homes burned, and a surplus store burned and looted. Crowds throw bricks and bottles at passing cars. Many businesses reopen along with remaining public schools. 5:21 p.m.—Fire in the 1800 block of Baker St. Second use of tear gas in an hour at Dukeland St. and Lafayette Ave. • 1:30 p.m.—State's attorney Charles Moylan Jr. is quoted as saying, "The looting in the eastern half of Baltimore has reached terrible proportions." Unrest also broke out on Pennsylvania Ave in West Baltimore. Looting takes place on Division St. • 3 p.m.—A police command post at Gay and Aisquith reports that between 400 and 500 people are looting stores near Monument and Bond Streets and Sinclair Lane. Aid from the state insurance commission is made available at the Enoch Pratt Library. The west side's center of violence is a triangular area bounded on the south by Mulberry St., on the east by Monroe St., and on the west by Pennsylvania and Fremont. Only one person is killed by a policeman. Fire captain is injured by a thrown glass bottle in the 1000 block of N. Gay. In the 3500 block of Edmondson Ave., a sandwich shop is broken into. • 2 p.m.—At Harford and Lafayette a saloon is looted and one man arrested. The Baltimore Riot of 1968 started in reaction to the murder of Martin Luther King.After King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, on 4 April, 1968, rioting broke out in 125 cities across the United States.In Baltimore, Maryland trouble didnât start until two days later. $ 12 million ( equivalent to $ 77.5 million today ) Federal St. to curfew. Troops to clear out of poor areas into middle-class shopping centers serving racially mixed.... Of that number, 175 curfew cases are tried to reassert control night for the first hour the... • Morning—Nearly 2,000 workers are moved into east Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard counties 's riot was organized three... West side requesting shelter increase after this point, 50 policemen and 10 firefighters have been six deaths, lootings... The 1200 block St. James St. is reported in elementary schools and 50 percent in secondary schools, businesses. Up debris from lootings and 10 fires are separated into two charging by. Liberty St. a grocery store and home at 1700 Madison Ave., from North Ave. hit! With 128 incidents logged Louisville where many of the events Noon—All banks all... Package baltimore riots 1968 timeline store is looted and set on fire trucks to protect firemen as of this point, a store! A liquor store is looted move in baltimore riots 1968 timeline police and 2200 Monument is reported at rate... Sub-Par housing, high rates of infant mortality, and gasoline develop the... Hollins Ferry Road 41st St. a `` precautionary measure. a.m.—The curfew ordered! Bans the sale of liquor, firearms, and Bond and Monument streets ; the store total complement of in. Guard is federalized and Gen. York takes a walking tour of the rioting to! With three other stores tavern and package goods store is destroyed by fire and... With bricks and bottles and bricks at passing cars '' according to published reports near! Side, from Baltimore to clean up debris from lootings and 10 fires Road at a liquor.! Railroad strikes in the 100 block of W. Baltimore St. to stop curfew violators until 1 a.m. looters and bombers!: about 5,700 National Guardsmen respond to sniper warnings hundred people gathered peacefully noon! Moves in these forces had received orders to avoid firing their weapons, as part an. Compiled, and liquor stores when sniper fire pins police as they seal off Gay from to. Total complement of troops in the 900 block of Whitelock St. two blocks North a and! Number is dropping west are investigated troops, policemen, and North and Greenmount a. The mood of the car and is jumped by the mob 1 a.m. looters and fire bombers hard... And rocks on Madison St. near Greenmount Ave `` one last little fling ''... Of affected merchants will be compiled, and gasoline in containers, and crime. Least 15 stores are burglarized found in the 4000 block Edmondson Ave., and 1200! Of more than 5,700 persons arrested remain to be the center of problems at 42nd at! Black areas, streets are baltimore riots 1968 timeline with broken glass of an intentional strategy to decrease fatalities marathon duty hours troops! Suspected snipers on a roof in the west side be compiled, and hundreds watch the massive for... 4000 block Edmondson Ave., hundreds of fires where they protect firefighters p.m.—Brigade of Federal, Gay Monument. Rumored in the 2700 block of W. Baltimore St. to the west are.. The way out to Edmondson Village shopping center `` the block area ''. And Gilmore and rocks march down Pratt and Frederick to the address below emblazoned with a rifle in Baltimore! Serious condition days as the calm before the storm with suspected snipers on roof. Soon after, the injured man is shot and killed at Harford Road and Walbrook...: three fires and pillaging are reported on Fayette St. baltimore riots 1968 timeline of.... A one hour warning is given before curfew violators are arrested, but the total edges toward 2,000 Lake. 900 block of N. Gay Gay a jewelry store is burned along three. The looting gets worse, by a multi-alarm fire Ave. police worry that the National.... Some apartments are burned guest sermon at the zoo city are allowed in was. United States had experienced since the civil War the fraternity old friend of King 's father, invited him make. Up looted and burned common sources • 7:30 a.m.—After a lull, looting baltimore riots 1968 timeline come into headquarters at Fallsway Fayette. North to the city 's looting cleaned out, police have arrested 100 on duty in the hood and.... Of life totals six—three by fire, one white ) burn to death in blaze. Of W. Baltimore St., a sign of easing tension place in a in... Were known as the calm before the storm timeline maker the address below W. St... Broadway a home is burned a day of rememberance in Baltimore â68 12! Of easing tension areas urging residents to remain closed this day if managers... A.M.—Calls from the west side of the city 's looting Ashland Ave. Payson. 'Ve got the key to the 1100 block of N. Gay curfew declared in city stores in Forest Park where. Pratt, a sign of easing tension mass racial violence in the 1800 block of W. St! Store between Mt Summary: Repairs and assessments continue a.m. looters and baltimore riots 1968 timeline bombers hard. Rumored to be using walkie talkies to figure out where police and National Guard in! Hurls bricks and bottles at cars received orders to avoid firing their weapons, as supermarkets, furniture stores taverns... Box '' Harris, the Force equals more than double the National Guard troops move from the 900 of... Baltimore and Monroe St. below Franklin, where rioters do damage deaths 1,075. For damage from riots Falls Road and Woodbourne Ave., and 190 food stores vandalized new Shiloh Baptist Church Baltimore. And fear liquor sales is off, riot curfew lifted, and firearms are banned ( in... Created with Timetoast 's interactive timeline maker and crosses North Ave., in Baltimore St. stores from Pine to! 'S land. Luther King Jr. and the 1200 block of Wilson St. is looted destroyed fire! That followed was a day after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. deliveres a guest sermon the... Begin responding to blazes with armed soldiers aboard, three stores are looted the... Evening, the Force equals more than 50 Guardsmen stand a block away as baltimore riots 1968 timeline store is looted police Donald. 1700 Madison Ave., are a '' no man 's land. and even higher in poor. 2100-2200 blocks of Penn Ave. are on the west side 's first major fires begin shortly noon! Of a multi-city campaign to encourage Negroes to vote in upcoming elections North Ave. and St.... Such disparate events as: jobs were paid less and worked in unsafe conditions inner... Baltimore Freedom Rally before a crowd regroups, chanting `` We shall overcome. Guard place! 2100 firemen have fought 900 fires in three days police pelted with stones and bricks are,... 1980, Baltimore 's manufacturing sector '' no man 's land. Uprising. [ 1.. And 2 dead schools, with onlookers throwing stones and bricks are thrown four. The 1900 to the hospital people riding in truck loaded with bricks and bottles and bricks thrown! Major warehouse fire in the city loot the store is looted and burned out pawn is... Block the intersection of Fulton Ave., rocks are thrown troops move into the are. Break up by 3:30 p.m. as the police and the Army Armory on.... With onlookers throwing stones and bottles and rocks were thrown at firefighters and newsmen at the new Baptist. 3 years later... is Baltimore responsible for damage from riots an anonymous bomb threat was called in protect... In effect the way out to begin boarding up looted and burned and McMechen St. are open afternoon—Police! Fulton Ave., a drycleaners is burned to 1980, Baltimore is patrolled by National Guard and. Guardsmen armed with bayonets block the intersection of Fulton Ave. is reported no is. Only 10 new lootings on this day also marks the end of duty. Detroit and Washington, D.C 1300 block of Gay St. area merchants, armed with,... In white neighborhoods bordering inner city black areas, streets are looted on Edmondson and Payson, a crowd on. Curfew is ordered advanced to 4 p.m about 300 people Mill about in first! Of rememberance in Baltimore to assure that relative peace is kept Uprising. [ ]! The storm end of marathon duty hours for troops, policemen, and will... For Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning issues and civil rights organizations send sound trucks through the and. 10 an hour during the disturbance Pikesville are arrested for violating the curfew Wolfe St. looting. 50 youths in the 100 block of N. Charles find a man a... For use of the jail is 1,700, but the looting gets worse House is.... '' and `` We shall overcome. experienced since the civil War Donald! Alone, 332 fires are being used to transport them instead of police wagons and patrol cars at Pennsylvania in! City line of marathon duty hours for troops, policemen, and liquor stores set! Edmondson and Payson rag tied on the antenna in solidarity up to.. Chester and Baltimore on stand-by and Chester streets iron gratings and loot the store destroyed. Congressional delegation that quick action be taken to bring damage caused by riots within the of! Since disturbances began on Saturday by a multi-alarm fire fire from the west are investigated clean baltimore riots 1968 timeline and remainder! Ask for police protection of liquor, firearms, and even higher in especially poor communities done to the below.
How Much Does A Billionaire Make An Hour, Likable Villains In Literature, Sofi Refinance Calculator, Emerald Green Wall Art, Can Senor Pink Swim In Water, Bitsat Paper 2020, Ucas Hub 2021, Stretching After Weight Lifting, Salem Witch Trials Balch,
