During a speech given by Presidential candidate, George Wallace, violence erupted.
World-Herald reports described the night as “wild” and “blood-splattered” and include this detail: A police officer contingent swept a 19-year-old black man out of the arena “like a Notre Dame football rush.” “Folding chairs flew, nightsticks cracked down on heads and some police used a chemical spray designed for crowd control.” One black teenage girl sobbed “Why?” Another shouted in anger: “You’re going to get it, baby. Just you wait. You’re going to get it this summer.”
Sources:
"The night George Wallace came to Omaha, and the 1968 race riot began" by Erin Grace. Omaha World Herald (Mar 6th 2018)
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