1980 Miami riots - Wikipedia
The 1980 Miami riots (also called the Arthur McDuffie riots) were race riots that occurred in Miami, Florida, starting in earnest on May 18, 1980, [1] following an all-White male jury acquitting five …
Forty Years After Arthur McDuffie Was Killed By Miami-Dade ... - WLRN
Feb 5, 2020 · In 1979, McDuffie, a 33-year-old insurance agent and former Marine, was beaten into a coma by up to a dozen white Dade County police officers after he ran a red light on his …
Arther McDuffie memorialized 45 years after his murder by police
Feb 20, 2024 · Miami Dade County unveiled a historical marker Saturday in remembrance of Arthur Lee McDuffie, an insurance agent and former U.S. Marine, who was beaten into a coma …
Remembering Arthur McDuffie | Kill | miamitimesonline.com
May 20, 2015 · Arthur McDuffie's life ended 35 years ago after his encounter with police. McDuffie was a Marine Corps veteran, father to two daughters and a successful salesman. On Dec. 21, …
McDuffie: The Case Behind Miami’s Riots – Southern Changes
On May 17, in Tampa, Florida, four Dade County police officers charged in the beating death of Black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie were found innocent of all charges by a six …
Arthur McDuffie remembered with historical marker
Feb 27, 2024 · Nearly 45 years ago, 33-year-old insurance agent and former U.S. Marine Arthur McDuffie was beaten into a coma by Miami-Dade public safety officers on the corner of NW …
Historical marker honoring Black man killed by Miami-Dade police ...
Dec 3, 2024 · A historical marker honoring Arthur Lee McDuffie, a 33-year-old Black man whose 1979 death at the hands of white Miami-Dade police officers sparked violent protests, has …
Arthur McDuffie’s memory immortalized with historical plaque | Miami Herald
Feb 24, 2024 · The 33-year-old McDuffie was an insurance agent and former Marine who was beaten into a coma by white Dade County police officers on Dec. 17, 1979, after he ran a red …
A Hard New Look at the 1980 McDuffie Cop Case
The “McDuffie cops case,” as it was often called, involved five white Miami police officers accused of killing black motorcyclist Arthur McDuffie or attempting to cover up the way he died. On May …
Decades after Miami riots, many still die at the hands of police ...
Dec 20, 2022 · Arthur McDuffie is a name people today probably won’t recognize, but the impact his murder left on the Miami area is insurmountable. McDuffie was a Marine Corps veteran, a …