Editing Benton Harbor, Michigan (section)

====1966====

On August 30, 1966, a riot began after a meeting discussing recreational facilities and police relations with respect to black residents.<ref name=1966chi>{{cite news |title=Negro Crowd Stones Cars in Michigan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19118198/chicago-tribune/ |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 1, 1966 |access-date=August 15, 2022|page=6 }}</ref> During the riot, a black 18-year-old named Cecil Hunt was killed in a [[drive-by shooting]]; suspects were arrested but the assault charge was later dismissed.<ref name=1966chi/><ref>{{cite news |title=Charge Dismissed in B.H. Racial Shooting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64303109/charges-dismissed-in-shooting-related/ |work=[[The Herald-Palladium|The News-Palladium]] |date=November 4, 1966 |access-date=August 16, 2022|page=1,12 }} [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/364689918/ Article continued]</ref> Governor [[George W. Romney]] dispatched troops from the [[Michigan National Guard]], who stood down on September 5 when the riot dissipated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2360_3003_3009-27393--,00.html|title=History of the Michigan National Guard: The Tumultuous 1960s: Benton Harbor, 1966|publisher=[[Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs]]}}</ref>