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A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man.

1991 Washington, D.C., riot

Protests against police killings

The 1991 Washington, D.C., riot, sometimes referred to as the Mount Pleasant riot or Mount Pleasant Disturbance, occurred in May 1991, when rioting broke out in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in response to an African-American female police officer having…
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Mount Pleasant (Washington, D.C.)

Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The neighborhood is primarily residential, with restaurants and stores centered along a commercial corridor on Mt. Pleasant Street. Mount Pleasant is known for its unique identity and multicultural…
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Salvadorans

Citizens or residents of El Salvador

Salvadoreans, also known as Salvadorians, are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadoreans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvadorean diaspora, particularly in the United States, with smaller communities in other countries…
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