List of riots in Philadelphia

List of notable incidents of civil unrest in Philadelphia

The following is a partial list of riots and protests involving violent disorder that have occurred in Philadelphia:

1704 Riot of Young Gentry in Philadelphia^[1]
1715 riot by supporters of Reverend Francis Phillips, who had been arrested for stating he had slept with three prominent local women^[2]
1726 riot against pillory and stocks^[3]
1738 riot against restrictions on fish weirs and racks on the Schuykill River^[3]
Philadelphia Election riot, a conflict in 1742 over the political balance between Quakers and Anglicans
1834 Philadelphia race riot, where a white mob attacked African Americans in Moyamensing
Pennsylvania Hall riot, an 1838 riot where a venue was attacked by anti-abolitionists
Lombard Street riot, an 1842 riot where black freemen were attacked by an Irish Catholic mob
Philadelphia nativist riots, in May and June 1844, against Irish Catholic immigrants
Race riots in Philadelphia during the 1919 Red Summer, a series of riots against Southern black migration to the city
1964 Philadelphia race riot, one of the first in the civil rights era, triggered by police brutality
George Floyd protests in Philadelphia in 2020
Walter Wallace riots, a police killing that led to riots in 2020

References

^ Strain of Violence: Historical Studies of American Violence and Vigilantism. Oxford University Press. January 2, 1975. ISBN 978-0-19-802017-2.
^ Old City Philadelphia: Cradle of American Democracy. Arcadia. 2003. ISBN 9780738524450.
^ ^a ^b The Environment and the People in American Cities, 1600s-1900s: Disorder, Inequality, and Social Change. Duke University Press. November 23, 2009. ISBN 9780822392248.