Sentences with phrase «violent race riots»

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Set to the backdrop of the Detroit race riots, the film's opening sequences paint a striking picture of a city in violent chaos, but its broad scope soon gives way to a more focused telling of police brutality against a small group of youths.

Last summer's «Detroit,» a violent re-creation of the 1967 race - related riots in the Motor City, drew criticism over white filmmakers like Bigelow and Boal telling a story primarily about African - American issues.

Referencing the ways that landscapes have been politicized through historical events — from the violent expansion of the American West, colonialism, war, and abolition, through to more recent race riots and social protests — Mehretu began by combining photographs from these events with nineteenth - century landscape paintings.

Defined by civil rights struggles that came to a head with Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and the ensuing riots across the United States, 1968 was a pivotal if violent turning point for race relations...