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1989 - Tampa Rebellion Following Death of Edgar Allan Price

On February 1, 1989, a rebellion broke out in Tampa, Florida, following the suspicious death of Edgar Allan Price, a Black man who died while being arrested by police. Authorities claimed that Price “hit his head on the ground several times,” but the circumstances surrounding his death sparked outrage and unrest within the local community, highlighting long-standing tensions over police brutality and racial injustice.

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