1980 May 18 The black Liberty City area and predominantly black Coconut Grove section of Miami erupt into riotous violence, ending with 9 dead and 163 injured, following the acquittal of four white Dade County police officers in the beating death of a black man. In the night-long unrest, stores are looted, property burned, and whites fatally beaten. During the violence, blacks are heard screaming the name "McDuffie" (Arthur), the black insurance executive beaten to death following a high-speed chase with Dade County police officers for a traffic violation. Dade County officials impose an 8 P.M. to 6 P.M. curfew; 350 National Guard troops set up headquarters in an armory, with 450 more enroute from Orlando.