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Soldiers Monitor the streets after the riots.

A diagram showing the extent of damage of Washington D.C. riots. The key shows the estimated building damage for each area.

A Social Explorer map showing how the white population changed from 1960 to 1970. As crime and poverty set in following the riots destruction of business in the area, white residents fled the area. A user will need to click on both links to see…

Firefighters finish off putting out the blaze of the riots on the final days.

A map showing the spread of the 1968 Washington D.C. riots.

The National Guard patrols the streets to allow citizens to safely travel.

Soldiers defend the capitol building in case the riots escalate further.

An image of U Street before the destruction occurred.

An image of an abandoned store following the riots.

A collection of edited video showing the 1968 D.C. riots.