List of incidents of civil unrest in Baltimore

This list is about incidents of civil unrest, rioting, violent labor disputes, or minor insurrections or revolts in Baltimore, Maryland.

• 1835 - Baltimore bank riot, occurred August 6 through 9 following the failure of the Bank of Maryland^[1]
• 1856 - Know-Nothing Riot of 1856, occurred in the fall of that year following the October municipal election^[2]
• 1861 - Baltimore Riot of 1861, occurred on April 19 between antiwar Democrats, Confederate sympathizers, and members of the Massachusetts militia^[3]
• 1877 - Baltimore railroad strike, occurred from June 16 to 29 as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877^[4]
• 1968 - Baltimore riot of 1968, occurred from April 6 to 14 following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.^[5]
• 1974 - Baltimore municipal strike of 1974, occurred June 30 through July 14 and began when waste collector sought higher wages and better working conditions^[6]
• 2015 - 2015 Baltimore protests, occurred April 12 following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody^[7]

The 6th Regiment of the Maryland National Guard firing on the crowd during the strikes and riots of 1877

See also

• List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
• Lists of Incidents of unrest and violence in the United States by city
• List of riots (notable incidents of civil disorder worldwide)