Westside, October 8, 1969. Days of rioting led to the community being cordoned off by police and mil
Westside, October 8, 1969. Days of rioting led to the community being cordoned off by police and military from Nellis AFB. The exact incident that sparked the unrest is in dispute. Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 8—Police-Negro Confrontation in Las Vegas—Police and Negro residents of the west side of Las Vegas, Nev., meet in one of several confrontations yesterday and last night. More than 50 persons have been injured and nearly 200 arrests in three days of disturbance in the Negro residential area. Two hundred officers patrolled the 40-city-block area at one time yesterday. (AP Wirephoto) African Americans: The Las Vegas Experience -- source link
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