How the 1960s' Riots Hurt African-Americans "The riots had
economically significant negative effects on blacks' income and
employment. Further, those effects may have been larger in the
long run - from 1960 to 1980 - than in the short run - from 1960
to 1970." "The riots significantly depressed the median value of
black-owned property between 1960 and 1970, with little or no
rebound in the 1970s." Any American of a certain age remembers
the race-related riots that tore through U. S. numerous cities
in the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1971, civil disturbances (as many
as 700, by one count) resulted in large numbers of injuries,
deaths, and arrests, as well as considerable property damage,
concentrated in predominantly black areas. Although the United
States has experienced race-related civil disturbances
throughout its history, the 1960s events were unprecedented in
their frequency and scope. Law enforcement authorities took
extraordinary measures to end the riots, sometimes including the
mobilization of National G