Word: antiriot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...decision to prosecute was dubious from the start. The Seven were the first to be charged under the 1968 federal antiriot law. Based on the "outside agitator" explanation for ghetto riots, the statute made it a federal crime (punishable by a $10,000 fine, five years' imprisonment, or both) to cross state lines with intent to incite, organize or participate in a riot. The law defined a riot as any public disturbance involving as few as three people and one act of violence endangering any other person or property...