1967 Plainfield riots

1967 Plainfield riots
Part of "Long Hot Summer of 1967" during the Civil Rights Movement
DateJuly 14–16, 1967
Location
MethodsRioting, rock throwing, shootout, arson, looting
Resulted inSee Aftermath
Parties
Rioters, residents of Plainfield, NJ
Plainfield police department, New Jersey State Police, New Jersey National Guard
Casualties
Death(s)1
Arrested150[1]

The Plainfield riots was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". This riot was a series of racially charged violent disturbances that occurred in Plainfield, New Jersey, which mirrored the 1967 Newark riots in nearby Newark.

  1. ^ On Government Operations Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, United States Congress Senate Committee (1967). Hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Government Operations 90th Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 952–953.