1980 Miami riots, Date of Birth, Date of Death

1980 Miami riots

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1946

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1979

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

The 1980 Miami riots were race riots that occurred in Miami, Florida, starting in earnest on May 18, 1980, following the acquittal of four Dade County Public Safety Department officers in the death of Arthur McDuffie (December 3, 1946 – December 21, 1979).
McDuffie, a black salesman and former Marine, died from injuries sustained at the hands of four white officers trying to arrest him after a high-speed chase.
The officers were tried and acquitted for manslaughter and evidence tampering, among other charges.
Subsequently, a riot broke out in the black neighborhoods of Overtown and Liberty City in Miami.
In 1981 Dade County paid McDuffie's family a settlement of $1.1 million after they filed a civil lawsuit against the officials.
The 1980 Miami riots were the deadliest since the 1960s and remained such until the 1992 Los Angeles riots twelve years later.