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17
May
1980

The McDuffie acquittals trigger unrest in Miami

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📅 17 May 1980 📍 United States

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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Arthur McDuffie

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Dade County Public Safety Department

Miami Black communities