An all-white jury acquitted police officers tried over the fatal beating of Arthur McDuffie. Anger erupted in Miami's Black communities, with unrest exposing deep distrust of police and the justice system. The episode cannot be understood only as street disorder: it followed demands for accountability in a city shaped by unequal economic opportunities and racialized treatment by public institutions.
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The unrest in Miami followed the acquittal of police officers tried over Arthur McDuffie's fatal beating.
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The verdict intensified anger over police violence and racial inequality in the justice system.