The 1963 Cambridge Riot resulted from racial tensions between African American and white residents in the town of Cambridge, Maryland. After a year of demonstrations led by Baltimore’s Civic Interest Group (CIG) to desegregate Maryland’s Eastern Shore, many African Americans in Cambridge became discontented with relying on non-violence to combat segregation. Their militant approach was met with more civil rights violations, which led to the beginning of the uprising that lasted from June 11 to June 14.
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