race riot
Noun: A violent public disturbance involving conflict between members of different racial or ethnic groups within a community, typically stemming from racial hatred, prejudice, or tension.
The term "race riot" is used to describe a specific type of civil disorder characterized by interracial violence. It is a historical and sociological term often applied to incidents in the 19th and 20th centuries. Modern usage may prefer terms like "racial unrest" or "ethnic conflict," as "race riot" can be seen as anachronistic or oversimplifying complex social tensions.
- The city declared a curfew following a race riot that erupted after the controversial court verdict.
- Historians studied the causes and consequences of the race riot that devastated the neighborhood in 1919.
- The documentary examined several race riots that occurred during the Civil Rights era.
- Historical Context: The term is frequently used in historical analysis to describe periods of intense interracial violence, such as the Red Summer of 1919 in the United States.
- Sociological Lens: In academic discourse, "race riot" is analyzed not just as spontaneous violence but as a symptom of systemic inequality, economic competition, and failed community relations.
- Racial Unrest (n): A broader term for periods of tension and protest related to racial issues, which may or may not involve widespread violence.
- Ethnic Conflict (n): Conflict between different ethnic groups, which can range from political disputes to violent clashes.
- Pogrom (n): An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, especially Jews in Eastern Europe. This is distinct but related as a form of targeted ethnic violence.
- Interracial riot
- Racial clash
- Ethnic riot
- To spark a race riot: To cause or trigger a race riot.
- The inflammatory speech was feared to spark a race riot.
- To quell a race riot: To bring a race riot under control.
- The National Guard was called in to quell the race riot.
The term "race riot" is considered sensitive. While it is a standard term in historical scholarship, its use in contemporary contexts requires care. It often implies a two-sided conflict, which may not accurately reflect events where violence was predominantly directed by one group against another or instigated by authorities. Alternative phrasing like "anti-[racial group] riot" or "racial massacre" is sometimes used for greater precision.
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a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community
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