N the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest new laws.

racial equality.

racial inequality.

religious differences.

In the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest "racial inequality" This time in the US was at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, where whites joined with blacks to protest discrimination

In the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest racial inequality.

It was called the "Long, hot summer of 1967". There were 159 racial riots that occurred throughout the United States in 1967, in Atlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Buffalo, New York and Tampa in June. Then in July, others took place in Birmingham, Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Britain (Connecticut), Rochester, Plainfield (New Jersey) and especially in Newark (New Jersey). These riots led US President Lyndon B. Johnson to form the Kerner Commission to investigate their causes.