Ta-Nehisi Coates Riots Quotations

I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake.

The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.