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Figure 1. Frequency of Riots by Data Source Source: Authors' calculation based on tabulations from Collins and Margo 2007 and Olzak 2015. Notes: original source of race riots between 1964 and 1971, which are identified by the line without a marker. Race riots are identified by the line with a circle marker. Black protests (including riots) are identified with a triangle marker. All ethnic conflicts recorded by are identified by the line with a square marker. The sample is restricted to capture events between 1964 and 1971.
Figure 1.

Frequency of Riots by Data Source

Source: Authors' calculation based on tabulations from Collins and Margo 2007 and Olzak 2015. Notes: Carter (1986) original source of race riots between 1964 and 1971, which are identified by the line without a marker. Race riots are identified by the line with a circle marker. Black protests (including riots) are identified with a triangle marker. All ethnic conflicts recorded by Olzak (2015) are identified by the line with a square marker. The sample is restricted to capture events between 1964 and 1971.

Direct correspondence to: Jamein P. Cunningham at jamein.p.cunningham@memphis.edu, University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, 3675 Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38152; and Rob Gillezeau at gillezr@uvic.ca, University of Victoria, Department of Economics, 3800 Finnerty Rd., Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C2.

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