1966 Dayton race riot - Wikipedia
The 1966 Dayton race riot (also known as the Dayton uprising) was a period of civil unrest in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The riot occurred on September 1 and lasted about 24 hours, ending after the Ohio National Guard had been mobilized.
Lasting Scars, Part 2: Fifty years later, Dayton remains...
Aug 30, 2016 · Dayton elected Don Crawford as its first black city commissioner in 1961. Dayton had elected Welby Broaddus, the son of a slave, as the first black board of education member in 1952.
Dayton, Ohio: The Rise and Fall of a Former Industrial Juggernaut
Aug 11, 2008 · After peaking at more than 260,000 people in 1960, the city is barely clinging to a core city population of less than 160,000. In the 2000 census, Dayton ranked 147th in size nationwide. Its metropolitan area is now ranked 59th.
Dayton in the 60s and 70s - DAYTON HISTORY BOOKS
Oct 28, 2007 · It seemed to be ingrained in the culture of teenagers from high schools all over the Dayton area in the 70's and early 80's. I lost two good friends from school back in the early 80's when their Trans Am jumped a curb at over 100mph …
1966 Race Riot | Dayton Arena Project
After the long hot summer of 1966, tensions boiled over in the West Side of Dayton, Ohio. After the murder of an innocent African American man, the community rioted against their treatment by the city government and the local police force.
Lasting Scars: The 1966 Dayton riot, and west Dayton today
Aug 31, 2016 · Before the day was over, looting, arrests, riots and the armed response of National Guardsmen would put Dayton in the national spotlight as the latest American city roiling in the grip of...
Dayton’s Union Station: Later Years 1960s+ - Out of the Box
Jun 16, 2016 · A piece of Dayton history, Union Station, where thousands of travelers have congregated since the depot was built in 1901, comes slowly rumbling down as wreckers make way for an extension of Sixth Street to Wilkinson Street.
The Dayton Ohio Uprising (1966) - Blackpast
Jan 8, 2017 · Dayton was one of the most segregated cities in the United States in 1966, with 60,000 black residents crammed into a small and impoverished West Dayton neighborhood.
Virtual Racism, Riots, and Murders: Dayton in the 1960s & 70s
Nov 10, 2021 · Dig deeper into Dayton's history of strained race relations, court ordered school desegregation, oppression, fear, and white flight with retired Dayton Police Lieutenant, Dan Baker. Baker worked as a beat cop and detective in the 1960s and 70s during some of the most turbulent times in Dayton's History when casual and rampant racism frayed race ...
Dayton, Ohio: The Rise, Fall and Stagnation of a Former …
Aug 4, 2008 · After peaking at more than 260,000 people in 1960, the city is barely clinging to a core city population of less than 160,000. In the 2000 census, Dayton ranked 147th in size nationwide. Its metropolitan area is now ranked 59th.