Description
Riot AreaView of people during a riot in the Summerhill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.On September 6, 1966 a riot involving several thousand people occurred in the Summerhill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia after Atlanta police shot a suspected car thief.
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Record Contributed By
Atlanta History CenterRecord Harvested From
Digital Library of GeorgiaKeywords
- African Americans
- Atlanta
- Atlanta Police Department (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Crowds
- Events
- Georgia
- Organizations
- Race Riots
- Riots
- Running