The Lombard Street riot was a three-day race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1842.[1][2] The riot was the last in a 13-year period marked by frequent racial attacks in the city.[3][page needed][4] It started on Lombard Street, between Fifth and Eighth streets.
- ^ Gregory, Kia. Philadelphia Weekly. Monumental Achievement, December 7, 2005; accessed April 30, 2008.
- ^ Newlin, Heather. "The Calm After the Storm" Archived May 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, phillyhistory.org; accessed April 30, 2008.
- ^ DuBois, W. E. B. The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996.
- ^ Independence Hall Association. "Philadelphia Timeline, 1842" Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, ushistory.org; accessed April 30, 2008.