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This riot occured in Camden, NJ in 1971. Apparently, a hispanic resident was wrongfully abused by the police. This caused a great uproar of the Hispanic commmunity in the city. As a result of the riot, the city of Camden, rapidly spiralled to its downfall to become of America's most dangerous cities. The worst racial riots in the city's history occurred when a Puerto Rican motorist was beaten by city police and died in August 1971. Sections of downtown were looted and torched. This caused a great uproar of the Hispanic commmunity in the city. As a result of the riot, the city of Camden, rapidly spiralled to its downfall to become of America's most dangerous cities.


The white middle class began its exodus to the surburbs -- a process accelerated by the city's 1971 riots as well as the lure of the new economic engine created by the then-unique Cherry Hill Mall which opened in 1961. The white middle class began its exodus to the surburbs -- a process accelerated by the city's 1971 riots as well as the lure of the new economic engine created by the then-unique Cherry Hill Mall which opened in 1961.

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The worst racial riots in the city's history occurred when a Puerto Rican motorist was beaten by city police and died in August 1971. Sections of downtown were looted and torched. This caused a great uproar of the Hispanic commmunity in the city. As a result of the riot, the city of Camden, rapidly spiralled to its downfall to become of America's most dangerous cities.

The white middle class began its exodus to the surburbs -- a process accelerated by the city's 1971 riots as well as the lure of the new economic engine created by the then-unique Cherry Hill Mall which opened in 1961.