riots
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The Luddite movement, which predated the Swing Riots, was led by textile workers convinced that power-operated looms would permanently impoverish the middle class.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
The teen eventually died alone in a hospital bed in 1969, one month before the Stonewall Riots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
Appeared in the May 24, 2024, print edition as 'Macron Tries to Quell New Caledonia Riots'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024
Handsworth Riots revisited was a 2019 project which saw Caesar's images of the riots posted on billboards around Birmingham with accompanying poetry.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023
Soon it became clear that the Riots were about more than the tragic death of Dr. King.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
