The Lombard Street riot was a three-day race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1842.[1][2] The riot was the last in a 13-year period marked by frequent racial attacks in the city.[3][page needed][4] It started on Lombard Street, between Fifth and Eighth streets.
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