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The urban riots in the late 1960s and 1970s emanated from the comparatively higher level of poverty among most American communities. In particular, Fogelson affirms that riots were a reaction to the perceived grievances resulting from the poor working conditions, oppression from government forces, and inter-racial conflicts. The 1960s and 1970s was