List of incidents of civil unrest in Baltimore explained

This list is about incidents of civil unrest, rioting, violent labor disputes, or minor insurrections or revolts in Baltimore, Maryland.

• 1835 - Baltimore bank riot, occurred August 6 through 9 following the failure of the Bank of Maryland^[1]
• 1856 - Know-Nothing Riot of 1856, occurred in the fall of that year following the October municipal election^[2]
• 1861 - Baltimore Riot of 1861, occurred on April 19 between antiwar Democrats, Confederate sympathizers, and members of the Massachusetts militia^[3]
• 1877 - Baltimore railroad strike, occurred from June 16 to 29 as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877^[4]
• 1968 - Baltimore riot of 1968, occurred from April 6 to 14 following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.^[5]
• 1974 - Baltimore municipal strike of 1974, occurred June 30 through July 14 and began when waste collector sought higher wages and better working conditions^[6]
• 2015 - 2015 Baltimore protests, occurred April 12 following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody^[7]

See also

• List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
• Lists of Incidents of unrest and violence in the United States by city
• List of riots (notable incidents of civil disorder worldwide)

Notes and References

1. Book: Beirne, Francis F. . The Amiable Baltimoreans . 1984 . Johns Hopkins University Press . Baltimore . 978-0-8018-2513-2 . 147–149 . May 1, 2009 .
2. Melton, Tracy Matthew. Hanging Henry Gambrill: The Violent Career of Baltimore's Plug Uglies, 1854-1860 (2005)
3. Web site: Vogler . Mark E. . Civil War Guard on duty in Baltimore to save President Street Station . https://archive.today/20090419134532/http://www.eagletribune.com/punews/local_story_107204538.html . dead . April 19, 2009 . April 18, 2009 . eagletribune.com . Eagle Tribune . April 28, 2015 .
4. Book: McCabe, James Dabney . Edward Winslow Martin. The History of the Great Riots: The Strikes and Riots on the Various Railroads of the United States and in the Mining Regions Together with a Full History of the Molly Maguires. National Publishing Company . 1877.
5. Book: Levy, Peter B.. Baltimore '68 : riots and rebirth in an American city. 2011. Temple University Press. Philadelphia. 978-1-4399-0662-0. Jessica I. Elfenbein . Thomas L. Hollowak . Elizabeth M. Nix. The Dream Deferred: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Holy Week Uprisings of 1968.
6. News: Cook. Louise. Workers' unrest interrupts municipal service. 5 August 2012. St. Petersburg Times. 15 July 1974. Associated Press.
7. News: Valcourt. Derek. Freddie Gray Dies In Hospital One Week After Arrest In Baltimore. May 5, 2015. WJZ-TV. April 19, 2015.