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The 1982 Overtown riot was a period of civil unrest in Miami, Florida, United States, from December 28 to 30, 1982.The riot was caused by the shooting death of an African American man in the city's Overtown neighborhood by a Latino police officer on December 28, leading to three days of disorder that resulted in one additional death, numerous injuries and arrests, and widespread property damage.
The 1989 Miami riot came after police officer William Lozano shot Clement Lloyd, who was fleeing another officer on a motorcycle. He crashed and his passenger, Allan Blanchard, was also killed. Four days of rioting later took place in Overtown. [11] On January 21 after the shooting, violence erupted in Overtown and the next day in Liberty City ...
Overtown is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States, just northwest of Downtown Miami. Originally called Colored Town in the Jim Crow era of the late 19th through the mid-20th century, the area was once the preeminent and is the historic center for commerce in the black community in Miami and South Florida .
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Director Oualid Mouaness’ enriching use of images and sensitivity to narrative balance outweigh his unexceptional dialogue in “1982.” Even with such a caveat, his debut feature succeeds in ...
1982 Knight International Center (convention center) opens. Facts About Cuban Exiles organization established. [30] 1982 Overtown riot occurs. 1983 The movie Scarface, which is set in Miami, is released. Christo unveils Surrounded Islands. 1984 Metrorail begins operating. Center for Fine Arts; Miami International Film Festival begins.
When the smoke had cleared, Overtown was a devastated village, a far cry from the bustling and vibrant community it once was. Gone forever was the drugstore on the southwest corner of Northwest ...
The 1980 Miami riots (also called the Arthur McDuffie riots) were race riots that occurred in Miami, Florida, starting in earnest on May 18, 1980, [1] following an all-White male jury acquitting five white Dade County Public Safety Department officers in the death of Arthur McDuffie (December 3, 1946 – December 21, 1979), a Black insurance salesman and United States Marine Corps lance corporal.